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Originally Posted by JayP
Hmm, let's do some math here - the draft was around 9 months ago. Kipper would've had no idea he was having a baby. That changes a thing or two, does it not? There is NO assurance that he wouldn't want a trade so why is it ridiculous to suggest?
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Not ridiculous. Just highly speculative.
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Originally Posted by JayP
I'm disgusted by the idiots that feel they have a personal connection to these players and get angry at rational thinking. If Kipper doesn't owe us a damn thing (as you claim), why the hell should I care about him?
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Because he is a person?
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Originally Posted by JayP
Think about that for a second - he doesn't owe the fans or team jack according to you, but we should allegedly not care about setting the team up for the future to make him happy.
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I don't need to think very hard about this. It's a hockey team. It is an entertainment venue. The Flames may be my favourite team, but if the staff members make decisions for their own personal well being and that of their family that might in turn "harm" the team, then it behooves me to respect that. And what kind of harm are we talking about here? At best, an additional second round pick. Kiprusoff's decision here is little more than a wrinkle—a speed bump even on the hockey ops side of things.