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Originally Posted by New Era
This is true. But if that is the expectation you have, that you will just decide to retire at the drop of a hat, then why sign a long term deal? If you sign a long term deal, honor the full term of that deal. Otherwise, sign a one year deal and play every year to earn the next year's contract. If at some point, you decide you would lie to retire, walk away with nothing left on the table, either way. That to me is the honorable thing to do. To me, if you sign a deal you live with all terms of that deal, not just the ones you particularly like.
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You are taking a very narrow view that looks only at this one instant in time. Fair enough, I suppose, but I think you have to widen the scope and look at all situations.
1. When Kipper signed the contract, the last year was an obvious cap cheat. One of the first such deals after the last CBA, actually. As I recall, we were speculating from day one on whether he would even play the final year of the deal as the purpose of it was more to control the cap hit. That is a benefit that Kiprusoff has already given the Flames via this contract.
2. The family situation is important. He has a newborn, and it has been speculated multiple times that there are also medical complications involved. That would seriously alter your viewpoint on things. It is possible that he would have accepted a trade absent these complications. But that is an alternate reality we are not privy to.
People are angry because they value a third round draft pick above Kiprusoff's family. That is a valid opinion, I suppose. But I really doubt anyone should be surprised that he evidently sees it differently.