Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere in the thread, but I went back to the archives and found the original CP thread from the day Kipper signed his last extension:
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/archive...p/t-49388.html
The TSN article at the time said the deal was structured in a way that would allow Kipper to retire in his final year without costing him much coin. We all knew and accepted that it was entirely possible he would not play out the final year of his contract. He planned to game the system right from the start and given his wife just gave birth, I can't blame him for not wanting to be away from his family during the first few months of the kid's life.