Hi!
I followed your cup run in 2004. Mostly because I was a huge Kipper fan. All those games, C of red, bitter end result. It was a great spring and a sad summer. Lots of feelings.
When Backs came and took the starter position from Fernandez, I was sold. What a late bloomer. He had a rough road too earlier, but in the NA took the job immediately. Kind of opposite to Kipper. Kipper had to wait his turn in the NHL, while he was highly regarded in Europe.
What I'm saying, I'm sorry that he isn't the 4th coming of Kipper anymore..
But I thank Flames, because they give him a chance to play his last games in the NHL. And even start one more game at the Xcel. That is a classy thing to do.
And hope that some day you guys and gals have a proper playoff team again.
Cheers.