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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Exactly. The guy is notoriously reticent with the limelight. Didn't even pick up his Vezina Trophy at the NHL Awards Ceremony. Why all of the sudden?
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Certainly something afoot. Which is good.
Don’t forget his side door exit at garbage days, and snubbing Finland that one year because they didn’t pick him to be one of the three goalies years ago. And the the Leafs trying to coax him into playing longer. He just wanted to fish as opposed to making another few million.
There are lots of Kiprusoff stories floating around and of course the pic of the backroom in Cowboys with him and Phaneuf smoking, the stories I heard is that he could never believe he makes as much money for what he did.
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Originally Posted by IrishSpring2013
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At first with the program it was a bit disappointing, but at the same time, honoring MacInnis a almost two decades after he wanted out is probably better then a jersey retirement when he played more years in St L then he did Calgary. So bringing back player over a decade later after he hadn’t played on the Flames in nearly two decades, to retire the jersey, is less meaningful, and that’s where the honoring comes from.
But Kipper and Iginla should have the same honour as other players like Vernon. And Iginla’s the best player ever to play on the Flames.