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Originally Posted by Goodlad
This seems like an overly simplistic way to look at it. You can't treat building a winning hockey team like you're trouble-shooting your car. "Well I've replaced the spark plugs, the cables and the distributor, so it must be the starter." It's entirely possible that from year to year there are different reasons the team doesn't meet expectations as the make up of the team, coaching staff, and progression/regression of players all change to varying degrees from year to year.
This isn't to say that Iginla and Kiprusoff are immune to criticism either, as their slow starts season to season obviously impact the team as a whole, but if the success/failure of your team relies solely on the backs of two players then there are bigger issues in the make up of the team as a whole.
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The thing is, at the time, the problem probably wasn't Kipper/Iggy. Now, they've certainly held onto Iginla too long, and we could see Kipper falling into that category as well. Though I suspect both will find new life in new surroundings; they've both got to be so gassed from being asked to carry this team for so long. Both need fresh starts, and so does the team.