My answers are not good, but based on what I've seen so far this season, I'm saying:
1. Yes, his acquisition prevents other acquisitions. Suppose the Flames are in a playoff spot in February and a defenceman blows a tire. Absolutely, in that case you use your cap space to get a replacement D before you spend it on Iginla. However, there is some chance that there won't be a better use of the space at that time, so you never can tell.
2. If he's being acquired for future considerations, a very late pick, or a prospect who's likely to be lost on waivers next fall, the acquisition cost is basically zero and I would be fine with that. So you never can tell.
3. At the moment, Iginla is not playing better than any forward on the Flames' roster. However, we all know he starts slow, and every year it seems to take him longer to round into form. If he gets it together and has 10+ goals before the deadline, then he may be in a good position to push one of the Flames' roleplayers out of the lineup. So you never can tell.
However, I am not a betting man, and at this point I'm not risking a nickel on the basis of ‘you never can tell’.
ObOnTopic: The Oilers, on the other hand, have a history of betting the farm on ‘you never can tell’. I suspect they'd trade for Iginla in a heartbeat, except that I very much doubt he'd waive his NMC to go there. Long may their incompetence wave!
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Oh, ratings must have been spectacular then if they're airing it even more.
The greasers faithful tier 2 fans tune in every time to bask in the glory. SN has no idea why the ratings are so high every time, so they keep playing it.
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You're completely wrong here. You are saying that you don't aquire Iginla to be a third/fourth line player because he used to be good and has a bad contract. You are assuming Iginla is a "Big Name" acquisition whereas if he is being acquired to play 12 minutes a night then that is a role player acquisition. You can argue he doesn't fit that role but to say that he doesn't fit because he has a big salary is false.
Cap Space unused has zero value at the end of the season.
Iggy coming back sells tickets so the real dollars out the door are actually positive.
So the only 3 questions worth asking are Does his acquisition prevent other acquisitions. Does the role he would play on the team make it worth the assets being given up and Is he better now than who he is replacing
This concept that he makes to much to be played somewhere is nonsensical.
Ignore his name and salary then. Why would the Flames pick up a player of a different name, ignoring salary, who plays like Iginla does now?
I loved Iginla when he was here. Biggest single impact player for the Flames ever, except maybe Kipper (and I'm counting the glory years). But his name is the only thing making people want him brought back. He's just not a better player than anyone he would replace.
Add in the fact that he's got a huge cap hit, preventing real depth from being added (plus they can't afford him anyway without suckering the Avs into taking a lot of salary back) and it's a non-starter.
Situation: 10/10 – Just game seven of a series between the sport’s two greatest rivals. One of them is a two-time defending Cup champ who’s looking to string together one of the greatest dynasties in the history of sport, the other is their stuck-in-the-shadow provincial rival looking to finally break through. One team has been kicking sand in the other’s face for years, while the other has been waiting for a miracle to finally get some payback.
Oh yeah, it’s a tie game with a few minutes left in regulation. Other than that, no big deal.
Cringe factor: 7/10 – Obviously, any own goal in this situation would be remembered forever. But Smith’s play isn’t really all that bad. It’s sloppy, sure, but it’s not comical on the same level as many of the other goals on this list. He just tries to make an ill-advised pass and picks the exact moment when Grant Fuhr suddenly hits the brakes and kicks his leg back out.
Notoriety: 10/10 – I’m willing to bet that as soon as you saw this list, you knew Smith’s goal was going to be the top score. You probably even made a Steve Smith joke when you saw the Laine highlight. It’s basically become the archetype for NHL own goals, and rightly so.
I’m old enough to remember this goal when it happened. At first, we were all confused—does that even count? Then we all fell off our couches laughing. (Well, except for Oiler fans.) But then we felt terrible. Smith was crushed, literally crying on the ice when he realized what he’d done. It was his 23rd birthday that night, and it really felt like his career might be over. But his teammates rallied around him, and eventually most of the hockey world did, too.
Needless to say, that wouldn’t happen today, since he’d be a trending meme by midnight and the subject of 1,000 character-bashing hot takes by the next morning. What can we say, the ’80s were a simpler time.
Overall: 9/10 – There’s a little bit of room for somebody to top this one someday, but it’s hard to imagine it actually happening. And that’s probably for the best.
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I'm almost at the point where I think the NHL is trying to punish the oilers and force them to trade McDavid to a team in the states.
It felt like a well scripted game that the WWE would be proud off.
Its a whine fest over there. The refs screwed them. T-mac isn't a great coach (duh) Talbot isn't great blah blah blah
At the end of the day, their personal decisions, development and Chia not being a good GM have doomed this team to another rebuild in the next two years.
They're sliding and sliding hard and it looks good on the most arrogant franchise in the NHL.
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Situation: 10/10 – Just game seven of a series between the sport’s two greatest rivals. One of them is a two-time defending Cup champ who’s looking to string together one of the greatest dynasties in the history of sport, the other is their stuck-in-the-shadow provincial rival looking to finally break through. One team has been kicking sand in the other’s face for years, while the other has been waiting for a miracle to finally get some payback.
Oh yeah, it’s a tie game with a few minutes left in regulation. Other than that, no big deal.
Cringe factor: 7/10 – Obviously, any own goal in this situation would be remembered forever. But Smith’s play isn’t really all that bad. It’s sloppy, sure, but it’s not comical on the same level as many of the other goals on this list. He just tries to make an ill-advised pass and picks the exact moment when Grant Fuhr suddenly hits the brakes and kicks his leg back out.
Notoriety: 10/10 – I’m willing to bet that as soon as you saw this list, you knew Smith’s goal was going to be the top score. You probably even made a Steve Smith joke when you saw the Laine highlight. It’s basically become the archetype for NHL own goals, and rightly so.
I’m old enough to remember this goal when it happened. At first, we were all confused—does that even count? Then we all fell off our couches laughing. (Well, except for Oiler fans.) But then we felt terrible. Smith was crushed, literally crying on the ice when he realized what he’d done. It was his 23rd birthday that night, and it really felt like his career might be over. But his teammates rallied around him, and eventually most of the hockey world did, too.
Needless to say, that wouldn’t happen today, since he’d be a trending meme by midnight and the subject of 1,000 character-bashing hot takes by the next morning. What can we say, the ’80s were a simpler time.
Overall: 9/10 – There’s a little bit of room for somebody to top this one someday, but it’s hard to imagine it actually happening. And that’s probably for the best.
Watching that video clip, I miss the days when there were no board ads. The arenas were so clean.