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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
Who cares about this point the question should be "Will trading Iginla make us better in 5 years".
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But the answer to that question is "probably not".
I don't know what you think the trade value of a goalslumping twilight years Iginla with no years left on his contract is but I'm pretty sure that in terms of future assets it's probably a coin toss to make the NHL as depth player and a lottery ticket to make it as an impact player.
That's not to say that I wouldn't trade him anyways. After all a coin flip for something and a lottery ticket for impact are better then nothing so if Iginla is either unwilling to resign before the trade deadline (indicating that he wants out) or is amiable to resigning as a free agent this summer (and the Flames are realistically out of it by the trade deadline) I'd trade him. But I'd keep him in all other instances, since I preceive his present and near present value to exceed his return as a portable asset.