Interesting to hear Edmonton sitting Ryan Smyth tonight. Not that he is (or ever was) the caliber of player Iginla is, but it just shows that other teams hold their veterans accountable.
As for Iginlas future, it's easy to make arguments both ways. But the way I see it, I really don't think the team is that much better with him, and not that much worse without him. Strange to say that after his unreal tenure here..
If there's one thing that can be said for sure, it is that if we don't trade him, and he doesn't resign here, then management alone should take the blame. It would be utterly awful asset management.
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