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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
You don't have to acknowledge anything negative if you don't want to, but dont chastise those who correctly identify his flaws and how they are negatively impacting this club.
Why might we care? Because they impact the team.
- Kipper essentially handing himself an NMC this year prevented the Flames from moving him for an asset should they have wanted to. Don't fool yourself, the Flames and Kipper didn't just "forget to put the NMC in "at the end of the contract, it was not there cause the Flames acknowledged they may want to leverage his worth. He took that away.
- Kipper now keeping the the Flames in the dark about his retirement prevents the team from fully knowing their cap situation as we head into a potential high trade zone and FA. Not good for the team.
All of this is "his right to do" (although I'd argue the first a little) but none of it is positive for the club.
It's kind of funny, 2013 has likely seen the last of two legendary Flames in Iggy and Kipper end their tenures with the club, and both in varying degrees sort of stuck it to the Flames as they exited. Neither in a fashion that should at all tarnish their legacies, but its interesting to see how Flames fans are far more willing in mass to acknowledge that Iggy might not have done the best thing, but Its almost blasphemy to even hint that Kipper is anything but a saint, especially considering id say what Kipper did hampered the Flames more so than Iggy.
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Well honestly, none of us know directly what happened between him and Feaster chatting. But by all accounts, it looks like Kipper was in fact quite clear which direction he would take, so clear that we now have a plethora of goalies ready to showcase their skills this upcoming season. Just because their hasn't been an official press release doesn't mean that Kipper hasn't been in contact with the GM. I seriously, seriously doubt Kipper has kept the team in the dark as suggested. And it's not like we are up against the cap that a decision is high priority.
And I fail to see exactly how Kipper hamperred the Flames. What exactly did you expect as the return? Last season I saw Kipper as a declining, aging goalie who had the worst season of his career. I honestly expected a 4-7th round pick and a D-level prospect. There's no way in hell Kipper would have garnered more then what Iggy got. No way.
And TBH, I'm his #1 fan, but I'm glad he's going to retire this season. The last thing I want is him masking our team's mistakes and fooling everyone with another 9th place finish (which we know he can do). At least this way we have a chance to see the goalies in our system and now what they are about.
Could Kipper be a bit more open and accomodating to the city he's called home for the last 10 years? Sure, I guess if you want that story book ending. But this is his personality and it should come as no surprise that he's made his money and left under a cloud of smoke.