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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Honestly? I'm fine with that. Iginla means more to this team and to this city than practically any individual player to any team in the past two decades. If the Flames can't hit a home run by trading him, then I can't see how simply moving him for ANYTHING is justifiable given everything that he has meant for the Flames. The only reason the team is considering this is as a way to kick-start a rebuild, and if they can't get the pieces to do it, then what would be the point?
Yes, he may leave as a free agent, and that is unfortunate. Yes, the team is heading into uncharted lottery-pick territory, and could be terrible for a long time. If the return is indeed lower than what is being reported, then trading Iginla does not really make much difference one way or the other. But is all of this really worth the anger and consternation? Get a grip people. It's a game.
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If he had another year on his contract, I could buy what you are saying. A couple months of Iggy is worth about nothing to this team though. Even if it's a first round pick and nothing else, that trade needs to be made because it will make a difference. Keeping him because he might sign in the summer is irresponsible. Sign him now if that's what they want.