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Originally Posted by Patrick
Iginla has one of the best reputations in the league. Very few players would be turned off if Iginla has big pull within an organization.
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I agree that Iginla is an asset when you need him to call up a free agent and sell the team; in that role he's subservient to the needs of management. But bottom line is that Iginla is an on-ice player. His role is not to try and be the manager as well.
As a player, he can pout and be unhappy with the other players on the team. However, he does not have the proper point of view to assess the situation objectively, meaning that he'll never point the finger at himself (whether deserved or not).
That means that he should not be making choices about whether *current* players stay or leave.
I realize there is plenty of conjecture in my post regarding the impact that Iginla and Regehr may have on decisions. However, it is not lost upon me that both have had subpar, inconsistent seasons. It is simple human nature for them to point the finger at someone else.