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BeLeafer said:
Thanks for that. The point, however, is that he won't block or usurp the role of Reimer. You know, the thing you and zeke were crying like little school girls about yesterday.
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My main issue is spending 6 mill on a depth player which means 6 mill less to spend on real issues this team currently has.

We spent years trying to rid ourselves of these type of contracts and now we might bring in another one.
 
From the Flames perspective, no clue why they wouldn't eat salary to get a better return for Him. Not like they are gonna be spending to the cap this summer anyways.
 
soco22 said:
From the Flames perspective, no clue why they wouldn't eat salary to get a better return for Him. Not like they are gonna be spending to the cap this summer anyways.
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Is it really worth eating salary to get a 2nd rounder instead of a 3rd or 4th?

Kipper only makes 1.5 real dollars next year so he isn't a huge cost from a financial standpoint and the Flames are well under the cap now so his cap hit isn't a big issue. There's really no incentive for the Flames to eat any salary.
 
Thats interesting. Kipper only actually makes $1.5 million next year. The Flames in theory could eat most of the cap hit and not have to pay out a dime. If Nonis can somehow pull that off its a completely different story.
 
Darren Dreger Leafs gm, D.Nonis spoke with Kiprusoff's agent, Larry Kelly yesterday. It's likely Nonis will speak directly with Kipper today.#tradecentre
 
Don Cherry

Hard to believe that Toronto would want to get Kiprusoff. Do you want a guy that says he's not going anywhere? Great attitude. In a way You can't blame him. He's just had a new baby, been there a long time and I guess he doesn't need the added pressure right now. He's got an .868 save percentage and 3.64 average. Last night EDM beat CGY 4-1. Flames outshot Oilers 34-20. Kiprusoff let in the very first shot which is a game killer. Hard to believe they're after him.
 
leafman101 said:
Don Cherry

Hard to believe that Toronto would want to get Kiprusoff. Do you want a guy that says he's not going anywhere? Great attitude. In a way You can't blame him. He's just had a new baby, been there a long time and I guess he doesn't need the added pressure right now. He's got an .868 save percentage and 3.64 average. Last night EDM beat CGY 4-1. Flames outshot Oilers 34-20. Kiprusoff let in the very first shot which is a game killer. Hard to believe they're after him.
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Don Cherry has been the voice of sanity in the media this year.
 
Stop saying that Kiprusoff sucks. As a former Vezina winner, he's a lot more proven than James "Aw shucks, it hit me" Reimer. There are too many ignoramuses on this forum who are quick to dismiss any player having a down year. Derek Roy is another real quality player that you have accused of sucking.
 
Goldust said:
Stop saying that Kiprusoff sucks. As a former Vezina winner, he's a lot more proven than James "Aw shucks, it hit me" Reimer. There are too many ignoramuses on this forum who are quick to dismiss any player having a down year. Derek Roy is another real quality player that you have accused of sucking.
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At 5.8 mill, he should be a top 5ish starting goalie to be worth that contract. Instead, he's currently the worst starter in the league.

He sucks and he's horrible value.
 
I will buy the fact that he is inconsistent, but he still has a real track record of success, with the ability to get hot and win a bunch of playoff rounds on his own. Pretty much everybody on Calgary is sucking this year, and the persistent firesale and family issues may be contributing to his play thus far. Not the first time that a sinking ship makes individuals on a team look worse than they really are.

Regardless, for this to happen, it would have to be a Montana'esque proposal where they are either eating a large part of his cap hit, and/or sending us assets back. I like having Kipper a lot more than Scrivens as a back-up, and if his cap hit is reasonable, he would be a welcome addition as long as his head is in the right place. Reimer has been very good, but has not shown the ability to stay healthy and it could lead to a real dull end to our season if we are fored to go with Scrivens in the 1st round of the playoffs.
 
Kipper doesn’t make any sense for the Leafs. Why would Nonis want to pay $6 million for a 3rd string, or even a backup goalie? That’s absurd. And Nonis has already outright stated he’s only looking for a 3rd string vet goalie anyways.

Nonis isn’t Fletcher. Or even Burke. He’s not mired in old-school Canadian hockey ideals. If there’s a trade for Kipper, he’s got to have some great reason for making it and has something up his sleeve.
 
Has anyone considered that Nonis wanted to talk to Kippers people just to see how interested he would be in coming here and playing out the rest of his contract?

After what Nonis said yesterday, I cant see us trading much for him or looking to be signing him to an extension.

I think we also forget [due to not being in playoffs in almost a decade] that this is whats its like to be a BUYER. As long as no one comes off the current roster and we are only trading a middling pick, this is not the end of the world.

Now if there an extension involved [very unlikely] then theres an argument to be had.

I still think size up front is the biggest need [other then a number 1 center] and Nonis is looking more for help in the top 9 then hes scrambling to trade for Kipper.
 
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