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llama64 · 02-22-2010, 08:45 AM

Seems to me Iginla is being used as the go to piece to get lines going. He's not a fixture of any line likely due to his age - we all know goal scoring is predominantly a young man's domain and Iggy is in his twilight. But he's a big emotion player - put him on with Crosby and Nash during a major push (last 2 min of the game against USA) and he'll play lights out like no other person on that team.

Perry and Pronger are the two players on Team Canada that I wish weren't there. Neither is effective and Pronger is actively targeted as a weakness.

02-22-2010, 08:45 AM	#23
llama64 First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: /dev/null Exp:	Seems to me Iginla is being used as the go to piece to get lines going. He's not a fixture of any line likely due to his age - we all know goal scoring is predominantly a young man's domain and Iggy is in his twilight. But he's a big emotion player - put him on with Crosby and Nash during a major push (last 2 min of the game against USA) and he'll play lights out like no other person on that team. Perry and Pronger are the two players on Team Canada that I wish weren't there. Neither is effective and Pronger is actively targeted as a weakness.