With the player Iginla is right now I think he's far better suited to be a trigger man on a line with other impact players than to be an energy 4th line guy. Iginla no longer has the ability to dominate other elite players one or one consistantly or that extra step to get around a defenceman like he once did. This isn't NHL style hockey where you send your 4th line out to start a fight and beat the tar out of another teams player.
Iginla still shoots the puck as well as he ever did. Get him with the likes of Crosby and Staal who can beat defenders and draw coverage from the other team and I think he can still score goals.
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