Leafs' Kilger happy to call Toronto home

It was one of the more bleak and depressing days in both men's lives. For a 10-yearold Alexander Steen, Feb. 7, 1996, was The Great Betrayal, a skate blade to the heart of a kid who grew up worshipping Teemu Selanne and the Winnipeg Jets, and woke up one morning to find out the Finnish Flash had been traded to Anaheim.

For a 19-year-old Chad Kilger Feb. 7, 1996 was The Great Rejection, a slap to the helmet of a top NHL prospect who wanted so badly to please his team in Anaheim, but was called in to the coach's office and told to pack his bags and be on the next plane for Manitoba instead.

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