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Old 09-25-2021, 12:22 PM   #1
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Flames Curtis McElhinney retires

Two-time Cup champion with Tampa Bay. Also a former Flame, Duck, Senator, Coyote, Blue Jacket, Maple Leaf, and Hurricane.

Hell of a career.

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Old 09-25-2021, 12:25 PM   #2
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Congrats to McBackup
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Greatest goalie to ever come out of Colorado College.
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Old 09-25-2021, 12:34 PM   #4
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Carved out a great journeyman career. Happy to see him tack on those two cups.
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Old 09-25-2021, 12:47 PM   #5
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Career earnings estimate from CapFriendly of $9,095,391

Congrats to McBackup, had himself quite a career.
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Old 09-25-2021, 12:59 PM   #6
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We shall never forget trying to spell your name.

My condolences to your equipment manager who has to plaster that name on the back of your jersey.

Congrats McBackup!
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Because you only get one “first NHL win”:



“Yeah, my left eye is absolutely burning right now”
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Old 09-25-2021, 05:57 PM   #8
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Looking back that was kind of a cringe interview to keep reminding him that he will keep playing behind Kipper lol.

I met him when he came in to my work with his kid just after he got traded. We wished him the best and he was a super humble guy.

Hope he enjoys his retirement.

Edit: lol I just realized Ron said the same. Haha

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Old 09-25-2021, 06:06 PM   #9
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I enjoyed seeing him have such a successful career after he left us. He had some great seasons and was well-liked everywhere he played.
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Old 09-25-2021, 07:03 PM   #10
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It's a shame the Flames never gave him his own dressing room stall, and instead made him sit on an upturned garbage can.
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Old 09-26-2021, 09:53 AM   #11
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Forever a flame for c-Mac?

I am assuming this $9million went far as I saw in him an ultra cuts one day getting his hair done.

A bit of a shame the team seemed to play terrible for him every time he was in
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Old 09-26-2021, 09:58 AM   #12
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I enjoyed seeing him have such a successful career after he left us. He had some great seasons and was well-liked everywhere he played.
I met him twice and he seemed like the nicest guy.

I mean, come on. You'd have to be something special to steal games from Kipper, thats just bad luck.

That being said, I agree wholeheartedly, I loved seeing him have success once he moved along.
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Old 09-26-2021, 11:09 AM   #13
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That's great. Good thing he got out of Calgary. A lot of people on here were so spoiled by Kipper that they had the nerve to pile on him for losing 1-0 or 2-1, after being the MVP of the game by a mile.
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Old 09-27-2021, 07:54 AM   #14
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Sad to see the last QC Flame leave the NHL. I always thought he looked great in the AHL and then would sit for such long stretches that he would be rusty and/or the team was timid in front of him. Super glad he was able to make a solid career though. He was supposed to be at a meet and greet with Prust and Warren Peters I was at back in 07. But he was late and I had to leave early. My wife got to meet him and apparently told him all about my days as a goalie when I was a kid. I'm sure he was very impressed.
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