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Old 08-30-2017, 11:52 AM   #21
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The fact that the Oilers chose Steve Kelley ahead of him and Iginla will always let me have a soft spot for Doan. Yet another failure the Oilers can hang their hat on.

Even better is Kelly still won a cup. Something that Doan never will achieve and pretty sure Iggy is at the same point.
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Old 08-30-2017, 12:00 PM   #22
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Good riddance, glad I wont have to watch another cheap shot Doan play in the NHL ever again.
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Old 08-30-2017, 12:17 PM   #23
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count me as surpised that doan is dirty, I guess I did not watch him closely enough
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Old 08-30-2017, 12:24 PM   #24
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Great player, great person. But yeah, he did have some dirty momemts
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Old 08-30-2017, 12:35 PM   #25
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Doan was a whiner too. Good riddance.

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Old 08-30-2017, 12:42 PM   #26
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Maybe I'm just ignorant, but where does this repuation of Doan being dirty come from? I know he was a power forward type player in his prime and played hard. But some of you make it seem like he's Matt Cooke. Lest we forget that our own beloved Tkachuk is often seen as 'dirty' by other fans around the league...

People have good things to say about Doan on and off the ice. Not too sure where this dirty reputation comes from. Could someone Google for me and provide some examples?
These are the two best examples that come to mind ; Doan was known for targeting the head
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then he has a bunch of borderline hits like these
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He was also fined $2500 for boarding Mark Giordano - I can't find the video.

He played on that fine line and sometimes crossed it. He injured a ton of players during his career.

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Old 08-30-2017, 02:48 PM   #27
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Its funny. I've always liked Doan. Maybe its because he's a local boy.

With that bias I tend to defend his cheapness. He's a guy that played on the edge. Some of those hits look aweful, but I don't think it was a guy intentionally trying to injure. It looked like a guy who plays on the edge getting a little reckless.

Kinda reminds me of our own Tkachuk.

The whining about the refs in the media is not the classy way to go.....but we all think it about our own teams and he was a frustrated guy right after being eliminated.

Anyhoo. Always liked Doan and in his prime I would have taken him on the Flames any day.

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Old 08-30-2017, 03:23 PM   #28
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Old 08-30-2017, 06:57 PM   #29
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Doan has always been one of my favourite players in the NHL.
Hope he has a great life after hockey!
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Old 08-30-2017, 07:36 PM   #30
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According to this report, the Flames were interested in signing Doan prior to his decision to retire.

theScore - Report: Flames, Oilers were among teams interested in Doan
Report: Flames, Oilers were among teams interested in Doan

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Old 08-30-2017, 08:17 PM   #31
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While Doan gets a good pass from me for being a local and a great person off the ice, I still love his hate for the Oilers simply for not drafting him. Still to this day he hates the Oilers for his draft day and for that he get a pass on his "on edge" play on the ice.

If you ever meet the guy in person you will gain a lot of respect for him. Too bad the cup missed him, maybe iggy can take his spot and grab one this year instead.
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Old 08-31-2017, 07:24 AM   #32
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From BR:

"Knowing he wouldn't be returning to the Coyotes, four teams quickly reached out to the unrestricted free agent, and at least one more club did so later on.

Among those clubs were the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports, a move which would have marked a homecoming for the Halkirk, Alberta native. The Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, and New York Rangers also expressed interest."

This quote makes me think that Doan is the veteran who Treliving referred to in the beginning of the off-season (the vet who was impressed with what the Flames were building).

If they looked at Doan, it probably meant nothing. So maybe the Jagr rumours also mean very little. I'm also a little skeptical that Doan wouldn't sign with any of the team's mentioned.
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Old 08-31-2017, 10:44 AM   #33
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For that long of a career for a physical player, his rap sheet is pretty tame.

When I played, I was on the edge and took every hit I could make so I have a tough time faulting him for a couple that went over the line in that time period.

He was a great player and it sucks to see a lot of the players that came of age at the same time I did at the end of their careers. I had fun watching the Blazers dominate the WHL for all those years in the 90's.

Hopefully he can enjoy a bit of down time as he will definitely have options to continue with hockey in some capacity.
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Old 08-31-2017, 10:48 AM   #34
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"Knowing he wouldn't be returning to the Coyotes, four teams quickly reached out to the unrestricted free agent, and at least one more club did so later on.

Among those clubs were the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports, a move which would have marked a homecoming for the Halkirk, Alberta native. The Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, and New York Rangers also expressed interest."

This quote makes me think that Doan is the veteran who Treliving referred to in the beginning of the off-season (the vet who was impressed with what the Flames were building).

If they looked at Doan, it probably meant nothing. So maybe the Jagr rumours also mean very little. I'm also a little skeptical that Doan wouldn't sign with any of the team's mentioned.
Treliving leaves no stones un-turned. He probably asked Doan if he plans on playing outside of Arizona and what his ask is.
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Old 09-02-2017, 08:32 AM   #35
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He looked done to me last season.
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Old 09-02-2017, 07:16 PM   #36
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I thought it was shown that the unnamed player who called Treliving was Doan.
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Old 09-03-2017, 10:35 PM   #37
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I have a hard time respecting a guy who turned down trade after trade to contenders to stick in Phoenix. If Phoenix had even a remote chance of winning the cup that may have changed my mind, but they never have. This guy wanted to collect the cheques while never shouldering an ounce of accountability. I actually see him as a bit of a coward.
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Old 09-03-2017, 11:55 PM   #38
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I have a hard time respecting a guy who turned down trade after trade to contenders to stick in Phoenix. If Phoenix had even a remote chance of winning the cup that may have changed my mind, but they never have. This guy wanted to collect the cheques while never shouldering an ounce of accountability. I actually see him as a bit of a coward.
What? I'm not a huge fan of Doan but how is this realistic? He'd have been under contract and collected more or less the same amount of money depending on local tax jurisdictions.

Was money really that much of a motivation?
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Old 09-04-2017, 09:26 AM   #39
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What? I'm not a huge fan of Doan but how is this realistic? He'd have been under contract and collected more or less the same amount of money depending on local tax jurisdictions.

Was money really that much of a motivation?
Money had nothing to do with it. The guy likes Arizona a lot, his whole life has been built to it. He has a big horse ranch which I think was priority #1 over hockey for a while now. He is an outdoorsman so the weather is perfect and he golf year round. His kids are born and raised there (I assume he has a few) as well. For some players location and comfort trump a shot at the SC.
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What? I'm not a huge fan of Doan but how is this realistic? He'd have been under contract and collected more or less the same amount of money depending on local tax jurisdictions.

Was money really that much of a motivation?
Money wasn't the motivation, he would have got that anywhere. My problem with Doan is that he was perfectly happy losing. I think the poster above
Summed up why I personally have no respect for him. He did not care about winning at all so long as he Could continue to live on his ranch without any pressure to win or succeed. The guy could be the nicest guy in the world, but he's the farthest things from a winner in my eyes that there could be.
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