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Old 04-11-2024, 09:53 AM   #62
GioforPM
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Originally Posted by timun View Post
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.
I'm not putting any blame on Roberts. But the Flames did him a solid. He was their property, they brought him back and then dealt him to where he wanted to go.
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