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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I believe Iggy is content. He's a family oriented man and I have zero issues with that but it's clear that winning a cup isn't a priority for him as it is playing close to home, playing 82 games and spending the offseason with his family. He never goes out of his way to play for his country outside of the olympics and while that's his right it's not exactly telling of a player that loves the sport and winning championships wether they be the Worlds or a Stanley Cup. I simply think he doesn't have the fire anymore and that's a problem when your captain is the first guy looking to bolt to his family for the offseason.
I love what Iginla has done for this franchise but I'm a Flames fan and I believe that the team needs a new captain and new locker room leadership. I would like to see Iginla traded at the deadline and sign with another team in the offseason. It's time for both parties to move in different directions.
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Sorry i don't buy the "Iggy is content" argument. If he was so content and did not care about winning a cup, he would have already re-signed with the flames. I would go as far to say, that they would have talked about a deal the minute last season was over, and on July 1st Iggy being resigned would have been the first announcement made before the first signing by any team.
The only reason Iggy has not resigned with the flames is because he is thinking about leaving the flames for a chance to win the cup.