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Originally Posted by flameswin
Not to mention, when Iginla went down to injury that one year and they put Byron Ritchie in his spot, and Ritchie filled in nicely for a few games. So realistically if we're not talking about Byron Ritchie getting a Hall of Fame nod, then we shouldn't be talking about Jarome Iginla, either.
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Remember the rotating LW'ers Jarome always had. It was embarrassing watching Ronald Petrovicky being given a shot.. Jamie Wright fresh from the minors?? first line LW! I can't think of a Star player that has had less to work with throughout his carer then Jarome.
Iginla is probably a part of the problem the last couple of seasons, he has seemingly grown complacent. I can't blame him, when I've been with a poorly run company that shows no leadership or direction I tend to phone it in too. It doesn't make it okay but I don't put Iginla on a pedestal just because he is a athlete in the spotlight. He needs to be traded to a team and find that spark again, something he lost with this team long ago, something I blame on a total culture of failure during his entire career to build any sort of team around him.
Seriously, the best guy at center he ever had was Craig Conroy. He's 35 years old, a veteren of over 1000 NHL games and the best linemate he's ever had was Craig Conroy.