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Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov
It was the only time I ever cheered for the Flames to lose.
I wanted them to lose every single game until Gilbert and Button were fired.
My 4th favourite Flame after Kipper, Makarov and Gaudreau.
and hell yeah the Flames would have won a cup with him, if he signed here instead of Boston.
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The fact that they fired Gilbert shortly after the trade only made the trade more infuriating.
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"Life of Russian hockey veterans is very hard," said Soviet hockey star Sergei Makarov. "Most of them don't have enough to eat these days. These old players are Russian legends."
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