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Originally Posted by kehatch
We have been a cap team throughout that time.
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What? Are you suggesting that Iginla should be held accountable because management chronically over-payed players?
Sure we're a cap team, but every million dollars of overpayment on a player can be counted as if it were a cap penalty (except a self-inflicted one). Two million here (Stajan) Three+ million here (Cammalleri...quick side note, I did like the trade as I was very low on Bourque...) and magically, you can add a 5 million dollar player to your team so long as he's available.
Of course these things aren't important. The problem is Iginla's leadership. If he just had that magic little spark of authority, EVERYTHING would be just fine. Stajan would be a first line center. There would be no Giordano slump. McGrattan would be so menacing, nobody would ever dare even body check a Flame!
This team is badly managed, and it's evident to anyone who's not deluding themselves. I really hope this silence on the Iginla issue is just to prevent advance public backlash from people who have no idea how contracts work, and think players only get traded because management thinks they suck. Sadly, I don't have that much faith in Flames management. I really don't.