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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Honoring his contract - he plays when they tell him to play, he practices when they tell him to practice.
Every NHL team has the right to end the contract with a buyout.
Every NHL player has the right to not report and have the contract suspended without pay, or broken.
I don't see either side not 'honoring their contract'.
With that being said, I am still waiting to hear from Kipper himself about this situation. I, for one, do not trust Kypreos, and with that being said, no matter who else picks up this story and runs with it, until Kipper himself addresses it this story to me is of the 'unfounded speculation' being put forth as a legitimate rumor.
I don't see the point of grabbing a pitchfork and going after a guy who has been so good for this organization, and helped this organization elevate itself to relevancy again. Until "The Scorpion" actually confirms or denies his intent (and he will be asked, you can be sure - if Iginla was/is asked about waiving, why wouldn't they ask Kipper?) before I really form an opinion on it. The only opinion I have at the moment is that Kypreos is desperate for some news-breaking tidbit in the hopes of staying relevant at his job.
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Bu he isn't, he is holding the Flames hostage. They can't buy him out until the end of the season, and they can't trade him now, because no team will do it. If they knew he was going to retire a year prior to the contract ending, you do like we are doing with Iggy, and trade him to at least get an extra draft pick or a prospect.
Hockey isn't like the real world, where people get a Golden Handshake after they retire. In hockey, a player retiring is literally the loss of an asset for that organization. The GM has a responsibility to try and offset that loss by trading up or down, to lessen the impact.