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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Kipper deserves to retire as a Flame, and the Flames are classy enough to let him do it. I realize that pro sport is a highly mercenary industry, but as I said, not everything has to be about "getting an asset". If that is all a fan cares about, they are missing the entire point of sport.
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Thank you.
I was trying hard to make this point back when the Iginla trade bandwgon was in full swing. There is intrinsic value for franchises when they do things like this. Whatever long shot asset you get in return isn't always what is best for the franchise.