To CGY: Rick DiPietro(66)
While I know that Bern will most likely be unstoppable with a guy like Kipper between the pipes, I couldn't pass on cutting another 3M$ to my salary cap. I don't think that the difference between those two guys is worth that money.
I'm all about managing my money at this time and I think that it will be beneficial in the long run.
It's not like DiPietro is a bad goalie either. I just don't think I should spend 6M$ on a guy that never wow'ed me to date.
All I remember is that 3 games shutout streak he had last year.
It's a sad day for the people in Calgary as Kipper was obviously a fan favorite. We will move on from this and keep putting or at least try to put on a good team on the ice.
It's all business.
Sorry for this kid though:
