I swear people are just inventing reasons to lose their minds on CP these days. This is a non issue. Kipper is doing the right thing by announcing his true intentions that his heart wouldn't be into a move to Toronto. He is close to the end of his career, about 1 month left. He wouldn't fetch much of a return anyways, and would look like an even bigger jerk going to Toronto and retiring right away.
Kipper isn't an organizational asset anymore, but he is an organizational treasure. The Flames did right by Iginla and now they are doing right by Kipper. If they were worried about huge returns the time has passed anyways. Teams need to treat their legends with respect, I'm glad Calgary is.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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