— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) March 6, 2019
There are undoubtedly some self-loathing people that think you should have to either win a Stanley Cup or save a baby from a burning building to earn a tribute video, and thus find a flash in the pan backup goaltender to be undeserving. I'll never understand those people, since the regularly scheduled programming of an animated cookie falling face first in allowing a stupid-looking water ice to win the race to get through a routine ice-cleaning without being bored to tears isn't exactly what I would consider sacred, but you can bet your ass that they do exist. Luckily, however, they aren't currently in charge of the Devils' gameday operations, because showing appreciation to a player whose heroics are largely responsible for the only real success in the recent history of a struggling franchise felt like the proper way to go about his return. Maybe not entirely necessary, as the only way you'll find yourself reverently repeating the name Keith Kinkaid to your grandkids is if this rebuild takes longer than the construction of the Xanadu, but a cool thing to do for someone that made his mark on the organization in helping will them back to the playoffs nonetheless. Lou Lamoriello did a hell of a lot right in running the ship into the 21st century, but creating a personality-friendly culture in which the customer could view the player as...::audible gasp::...an actual person was most certainly not on that list, as he'd rather that ship be lost at sea than be wired for WiFi. Keith Kinkaid ran with the opportunity to endear himself to fans, and - considering how often they sucked something serious during the five years he spent in New Jersey - the fact that the team was no longer suppressed was about the only thing going for it. His resume isn't exactly putting him in the Ring Of Honor, but let his answer to the idea of a tribute video serve as an addition to the short but sweet on-ice argument for why he deserved one...
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