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Originally Posted by Vinny01
There was an article in THN last week that stated the 2013 draft is nowhere near as deep as it has been perceived. The top 10 picks are nice but not as much beyond that. While adding a few firsts would be nice I think trading for NHL ready prospects or young players is going to speed up a potential post-Iggy re-tool
I also think the "content" talk is bs. Iggy has a strong loyalty to this organization and every year he is told by owners and management that the mandate is to win now and not rebuild. I think if the team is out of it at the deadline he will agree to move on but Iggy wants to win here and I believe he thinks it is possible
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Come on man. Give Iginla some credit here. He's not an idiot. He knows what's going on in Calgary and what direction the team is heading. Things will only get more unsettled when Kipper retires. He's a proud man and would never say anything less in public than he wants to win a cup in Calgary but he knows that time has passed and he now has to decide if he truly wants to compete for a cup or if he wants to comfortably wind down his career at home. Most of Iginla's suitors will be in the Eastern Conference and that's a big move for Iginla and his family. I simply don't see him going to the highest bidder unless it's in a place he feels comfortable moving his family. It's possible Crosby and Lemieux can convince him but I don't see Iginla going to Washington, Buffalo, New Jersey or most of the Eastern teams that may show interest. The Kings would make a lot of sense but they would need to move out salary.