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Originally Posted by moon
Considering they were both FA's I don't think the age plays that big a part in the value of each. Iginla also has a lot better intangibles than Hossa did and much bigger big game history.
In terms of secondary scoring I don't think he would be expected to be the top scorer on the team but he would be expected to be more than a secondary scorer and likely be first line PP, first choice end of game down 1 and playing top 3/4 minutes for forwards on a team.
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No team looking to acquire Iginla for a deep playoff push is going to play him top 4 forward minutes unless they are almost exclusively heavy PP minutes.
Not that he couldn't do it if asked, but contending teams have better players for their top lines.
Look at Boston as an example. Iginla is not going to displace Horton, Lucic, seguin and probably not Marchand.
In New York, he won't replace Gaborik and likely not Ryan Callahan.
In St.Louis he won't replace Backes on the top line but would likely displace someone playing out of position on the 2nd.