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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
that was Babcock being stubborn. Iginla ended up scoring more goals than any other Canadian in spite of Babcock messing around with Iginla. Nash was the problem and once Babcock figured it out Iginla was never the problem in 2010.
If Iginla doesn't out work the USA in the corner and make the pass to Crosby. Babcock is the one that would be wearing egg on his face. Along with Luongo would have been wearing the goat horns for caving in the 3rd.
Iginla saved Babcocks bacon and turned around 3 of those games with key goals even before the final.
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I do remember being kind of annoyed with how Iginla was handled during the olympics. But in Babcocks defence, I think he was taking a hard line with how he wanted Iginla to play.
It has been documented before that Iginla is tough to play with because for the type of player he is, he likes to have the puck on his stick a lot. Now in the twilight of his career, the play usually dies on his stick more often than not. When you play with the likes of Crosby, you just get to scoring positions. You don't spin and turn along the boards util someone takes the puck from you.
Most of Iginla's goals came from being in prime scoring positions and letting his shot go. His big assist came from an abbreviated cycle where every player kept their feet moving and every player moved the puck rather than holding on to it.
I with the current version of Iginla would adjust his game to his strengths.