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Originally Posted by dissentowner
As much as I like Iginla he is no Joe Sakic.
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It's a bit like the Vernon vs. Fuhr comparison though. Vernon was the better goalie of the two, but Fuhr's reputation was enhanced by the team that played in front of him.
Is Iginla no Sakic? Impossible to say given Iggy didn't get to play his first six seasons before the onset of the dead puck era, nor did he play with the overall talent that Sakic did. That isn't to argue Iginla was the better player, merely that direct statistical comparisons are relatively meaningless.