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Originally Posted by Bingo
Exactly ...
I got blasted pretty good for saying the same thing after Monday's game on this site, so it was good to see I wasn't alone.
I like Iginla, I think he's a good guy. He's been a warrior for the Flames. But he has one of the biggest gaps between being on and off of any player I've seen wear a Flames jersey since maybe Kent Nilsson.
That just isn't acceptable when you're a captain.
I have my head fully around the idea that he isn't 25 any more, and I expect and have no problem with a decline.
But when you don't seem to care about defensive coverage, you stop skating when you get the puck, and you lose every single battle including the turn over that leads to Minnesota's only goal?
You're not showing up.
He's better than that, and last night it looks like he was angry enough to prove it.
Hope Warrener rides him all season.
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This is and has always been the case with Iginla, when teams leave him alone and don't piss him off, he generally flies under the radar and plays without a tonne of spark or fire......the moment he's pissed off, wants to scrap someone, he gets fired up and plays like the player we all want to see....this has been the case with him for a while now. I wouldn't go as far to say he seems like he isn't trying, more like he seems disinterested.
This is the main reason i say trade him, this team goes as far as he'll carry them and they rely on him playing the way he did last night. Him playing that way get's the rest of the boys going and raises every other guys compete level. We just don't see enough of it from him anymore and it's affecting the team too much. Iginla last night was the Iginla from '04 when a cup was in view....he was dominating. Would love to see that fire night in night out....loved seeing him drop the gloves!!!!