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Originally Posted by Diverce
it's not fair to compare any player to what they were 4 years ago, no one is the same as they were 4 years ago. The difference this year is that he has no space. The years after the lockout minus these last 2 years he's had playmakers like Huselius and Tanguay. This year, once he touches the puck he has 2 or 3 players hanging on him, not a lot of players that I know of can score consistently with 2 or 3 players hanging on them because a lot of them have other options to pass too, or are a constant threat to score.... Iginla has no other option, and teams know this.... shut down Iginla, shut down the Flames.
Before Stajan and Hagman joined the club it was easy to design a defense to play the Flames. When Iginla is out, double and triple team him, if Boyd or Glencross make a play so be it, when he's off clog the shooting lanes cause it's going back to the point.
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All excuses. If he's an elite player he should get it done no matter what. Jokinen got it done in Florida surrounded by a crap team, you dont think players tee'd off on him? How about Cammelleri in LA? There's lots of examples of great players on a bad team achieving greatly... this double team nonsense is just that.. nonsense