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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
We’re all entitled to our opinions. I was beside myself when I heard of his passing, I went to the memorial with my son, took photos for CP users to see and full disclosure I cried a bit at the memorial.
I’m allowed to feel very sad about his passing and “read the room” while also not being happy about how he left the flames. He was a great flame, he did the best by his family and not the team and that’s understandable. He was always about his family and not the team, which is a very fair stance to take. I value my family way more than the company I work for.
For that reason he doesn’t deserve his number to be retired. The only reason we are considering retiring his number is because of the tragedy of him and Matthew’s passing. Had Johnny posted 60+ points a year for 7 more years for CBJ he wouldn’t even be in the discussion of having his number retired.
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Just to hop in here - and not disagreeing nor providing any opinions here - but there's a lot of I in your sentence until the "we are considering", which is exactly how we all feel.
This sh** sucks and is different for us all, and I think this (situation, not post) is a great example. The reality is that what means the most to the Gaudreau's is what matters. I trust the Flames, I trust the family, and I trust the fanbase to do what's best for those impacted most.