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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Was it Kadri’s preference to stay in Calgary last year as well when he had absolute control on whether he could be traded or not?
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Yes.
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After the last generation of core Flames players was blown up, lot's of media people interpreted that as 'Calgary star players left because no one wants to play for the Flames. Bad building, no glory, dim future.'
It probably means a lot to the Flames that certain players bet on the team, and came out to defend it and the city. Guys like Kadri, Weegar, Coleman are people the Flames probably feel they owe something to. More-so than just a contractual obligation.
And it seems they still want to be here.
Maybe an added thought that goes into this; people talk after they leave. If those 'no one wants to play for Calgary' stories return and you have good players like Kadri and Coleman that talk about how they wanted to stay and were talked into leaving... that's an ugly look.
Now hurry up and get us a Carlo like return for Ras, Connie!