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Originally Posted by kehatch
I say it again. If you don't feel that Iginla has any responsibility then you are the one that has no respect for him.
This team hasn't been well build. But it has had more talent then a number of teams that do constantly compete for a playoff spot.
The primary issues with this team over the last few seasons has been that they have been underachievers. They have lacked consistency of effort. That the core hasn't been good enough.
It prompted the trade of Phaneuf. It prompted the trade of Regehr.
Your saying that none of the blame falls on Iginla's feet? Even more so that we, as a fan base, supposedly owe him something that goes beyond a cheer and some respect?
I love the guy. I will cheer for the guy. And I respect the guys talent and leadership enough to include him in the list of people responsible for the lack of team success.
But I won't be satisfied with losing him for nothing out of some misplaced notion that we somehow owe that to him. And I won't disrespect him and his impact enough to say he hasn't earned any of the responsibility for the teams failure. Shame on you if you do.
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We really aren't all that talented a team. Almost every forward on this team has been a one-hit wonder when it comes to scoring. A brief period of success, followed by falling back to earth. We have overpaid for these players often both monetarily, and in the assets that went to acquire them. The Flames seem to set these players' value at their best, rather than looking at their whole body of work, and perceived potential.
As far as Iginla leaving, where are you getting this "for nothing" crap? He should get traded for assets. Useful ones, that can begin to help us perhaps relatively soon (given Iginla's conditioning, he may still be an NHLer when they begin to pay off) and in the future, once Iginla's retired.