[Mr.Coffee]

if I invested $1,000 in a stock that fell in value by 50%, and the market conditions largely spoke to further erosion and the eventual decline to 0, do I hold onto the stock because I previously invested $1,000 and am therefore owed something?

The Flames remind me of that saying 'pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered'... fans are in the seats for now. For now. At this point.

Reality is he should have been traded 2 years ago. This is painfully obvious. This is a sunk cost, cut your losses, move on, and focus on a rebuild. Also remember that this is a sport, and the fact of the matter is that the Flames, and so many of the fans, don't adequately value the intangibles and the qualitative.

Culture, leadership, desire, attitude, tenacity, Iginla is completely empty of these traits, and he is the captain. How does that resonate with a team? And fans are to expect this to translate into what, 5, 6 more years of Iginla's lack of passion and the Flames country club atmosphere?

This team will not make the playoffs until Iginla is gone, and it will have little to do with skill or talent but desire. My prediction. I gotta admit though, he had me tricked for a couple games this season.

Finally, another point, there will always be fans that defend the decision to keep Iginla, no matter how bright light blindingly obvious it is to move along. These fans are Iginla fans, not Flames fans. Alternatively, they are those types of people that just- no matter what- always have to play devil's advocate. I work with some folks like that, the people that are 'well look at it this way'. It's a good quality, but sometimes a statement is just the flat ass truth. No devil's advocate necessary.