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Originally Posted by Jay Random
He couldn't pay that debt by playing for them if he wrecked his fused spine with excessive travel. It was either play in the East with less travel, or retire.
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Yeah, there is no scenario in which Gary Roberts continued playing as a Calgary Flame. He was advised to retire. Again, with hindsight it seems like a sucky move, but 31-year-old-who-was-never-going-to-play-again and 25-year-old-basket-case-goalie for 28-year-old-second-line-centre and 20-year-old-goalie-prospect was a perfectly sound trade at the time.