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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
That is certainly not true. I met Ken Wregget at the airport as he flew in after the trade. He was very excited to be a Calgary Flame. Talked about getting the starters role after being a backup in Pittsburgh for years behind Barrasso.
He actually played quite well for the Flames, sporting a 2.61 GAA and a .906 sv% He hurt his back that season and was only able to play in 27 games. The following year he was a UFA and Detroit outbid Calgary for his service.
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What exactly would you expect him to say to a Flames fan? That he didn't want to be there? Of course not. The Flames at that time were like the Islanders today in that players didn't want to play here. Any time they brought in a guy like Dave Gagner, Andrew Cassels they always left in free agency even if the Flames were offering competitive money. He indeed was not happy about the trade when it happened. He was a pro and came for his one season but it was widely known he wasn't going to sign with the Flames. He accepted a backup job with the Wings over a starting job with the Flames for crying out loud. If that doesn't spell "I don't want to play here" I don't know what else does.