News: Phil Kessel working out with the Canucks

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If it's Kessel holding out on Vancouver, the jokes been made, but we have a Costco right outside the arena, and Japadog in walking distance.

We can use a fill in top six, in case of injuries etc, both now and as depth for a long run.

Phil, the stars are right, buddy.
 

Larry Hanson

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Not sure what Theo has done to get so blackballed by the flames. I get it he was a coke head who was a hot head. He also is a survivor of sexual assault and has done a fair bit as far as awareness goes.

Not saying he should be in the Hall, but the Flames need to retire his number. No one has worn it since he left Calgary anyway.
He's his own worst enemy. He's turned into a social media disaster, I'm pretty forgiving for people having their own beliefs but he's really out there with wild conspiracy theories. Also, he has trashed the team in the past although I can't recall what he said exactly. Flames are pretty stingy as is when it comes to retiring numbers, can't see them ever retiring Fleurys.
 

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He's his own worst enemy. He's turned into a social media disaster, I'm pretty forgiving for people having their own beliefs but he's really out there with wild conspiracy theories. Also, he has trashed the team in the past although I can't recall what he said exactly. Flames are pretty stingy as is when it comes to retiring numbers, can't see them ever retiring Fleurys.
lmao says who ? "If your opinion/views aren't the same as mine it is hate speech and misinformation!" crowd ? lol
 

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He's his own worst enemy. He's turned into a social media disaster, I'm pretty forgiving for people having their own beliefs but he's really out there with wild conspiracy theories. Also, he has trashed the team in the past although I can't recall what he said exactly. Flames are pretty stingy as is when it comes to retiring numbers, can't see them ever retiring Fleurys.
he trashed the team in the 90's he jersey has never been worn since he has left so what is it unofficially retired?
I do not agree with his views as well, but i have not paid too much attention to it either.
 

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lmao says who ? "If your opinion/views aren't the same as mine it is hate speech and misinformation!" crowd ? lol
Not even close, I don't much care what people want to believe but he's way out there. Besides, we're not talking about individual's we're talking about a professional sports franchise with hundreds of millions of dollars in play. They aren't going to tie themselves to someone who is so vocal with pretty crazy conspiracies. Feel free to put him in your own personal Hall of Fame.
 

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Only two player over a PPG on that list. Mogilny and Theo. Not sure what Theo has done to get so blackballed by the flames. I get it he was a coke head who was a hot head. He also is a survivor of sexual assault and has done a fair bit as far as awareness goes.

Not saying he should be in the Hall, but the Flames need to retire his number. No one has worn it since he left Calgary anyway.
Poor Bernie Nicholls and Steve Larmer, people forget about them even when they're right there on that list.
 

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lmao says who ? "If your opinion/views aren't the same as mine it is hate speech and misinformation!" crowd ? lol

It's typically a bad idea for businesses to hitch their wagon to people who espouse fringe views. If Kipprusoff started tweeting about how the rich should be hanged and beckoning for the end of the capitalist system, I imagine his banner raising would be cancelled quickly.

Businesses, such as hockey teams, need to appeal to the most amount of customers possible, the vast majority of people don't believe that COVID was a hoax, they also don't believe in executing billionaires in the streets, they don't care about free speech or hate speech, they only care about making money.
 

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It's typically a bad idea for businesses to hitch their wagon to people who espouse fringe views. If Kipprusoff started tweeting about how the rich should be hanged and beckoning for the end of the capitalist system, I imagine his banner raising would be cancelled quickly.

Businesses, such as hockey teams, need to appeal to the most amount of customers possible, the vast majority of people don't believe that COVID was a hoax, they also don't believe in executing billionaires in the streets, they don't care about free speech or hate speech, they only care about making money.
Man, I would have so much more respect for Kipper if he did.
 

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Not even close, I don't much care what people want to believe but he's way out there. Besides, we're not talking about individual's we're talking about a professional sports franchise with hundreds of millions of dollars in play. They aren't going to tie themselves to someone who is so vocal with pretty crazy conspiracies. Feel free to put him in your own personal Hall of Fame.

There are NBA players who believe the earth is flat

No one should ask or listen to athletes opinions on anything outside their sport. It’s literally all they know

It’s why I facepalm whenever anyone asks Lebron James about politics. The guy has a highschool education
 

Larry Hanson

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There are NBA players who believe the earth is flat

No one should ask or listen to athletes opinions on anything outside their sport. It’s literally all they know

It’s why I facepalm whenever anyone asks Lebron James about politics. The guy has a highschool education
We're talking about why his number isn't retired. Flames have only ever retired 3 numbers, soon to be 4, and all of them have been model players and pillars of the community. Fleury isn't making that cut.

He can post whatever he wants on Twitter, it's a free country (well, not if you ask Fleury :laugh:).
 
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Man I hope Nucks sign Kessel with Tochett's blessing. It'll be the beginning of the end to their work effort.
 

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lmao says who ? "If your opinion/views aren't the same as mine it is hate speech and misinformation!" crowd ? lol

If you spend more than 30 seconds looking at his social media stuff your brain cells will start committing suicide en masse. He's been through a lot in life and unfortunately, he's gone down the rabbit hole.
 

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There are NBA players who believe the earth is flat

No one should ask or listen to athletes opinions on anything outside their sport. It’s literally all they know

It’s why I facepalm whenever anyone asks Lebron James about politics. The guy has a highschool education

So does Bill Gates. James is a shrewd businessman and billionaire. Spending four years of your entire life getting drunk and reading Five Dialogues doesn’t mean shit.
 

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There are NBA players who believe the earth is flat

No one should ask or listen to athletes opinions on anything outside their sport. It’s literally all they know

It’s why I facepalm whenever anyone asks Lebron James about politics. The guy has a highschool education
There are people with Harvard degrees that their rich parents paid for that display how dumb they are on a daily basis. A piece of paper is just that. A piece of paper.
 

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There are NBA players who believe the earth is flat

No one should ask or listen to athletes opinions on anything outside their sport. It’s literally all they know

It’s why I facepalm whenever anyone asks Lebron James about politics. The guy has a highschool education

Lebron has read the first page of more books than you.
 
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