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Originally Posted by 868904
I think Iggy has been much better for Canada than he has been for the Flames this year, but that still doesn't mean he's been great in all aspects of his game.
YES, he does seem to have some chemistry with Crosby and Nash and it makes sense to put a shooter like Iggy with those two, BUT, the other parts of his game have been lacking and it's the same parts of his game that have been lacking all year, that is, a desire to be a physical force and a "casualness" in the defensive end.
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Disagree with this. Iginla has been excellent defensively, always back in the zone, great positioning and picking up loose men. It looked like he was the only forward back a couple times, and in particular on the Kane play, not sure where the rest of his teammates were.
Watching the games I've honestly been struck about how good he clearly "can be" defensively, definately an improvement over what we've seen with the Flames this year. A bit of a different role for him on Canada's top line though.