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Originally Posted by Chingas
That video is another feather in his cap. It really makes me chuckle inside when I think about all of the "he's a terrible captain" BS that was being spewed around here for the last couple of years.
For the majority of us this video really lends credence to the high opinion we always held of Iggy.
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I certainly don't think Iggy was a terrible captain the past few years, but your "chuckle" really doesn't do much but potentially indicate you didn't take much of a sophisticated ear to what was said in that video. Almost to a man, from Crosby to Bylsma, you heard, quiet, doesn't say much, leads by example.
Something that likely really enhances the leadership on a team stacked with leaders who can fill the other leadership roles. Something tells me though, a struggling team, lacking direction like the Flames were the past few seasons, likely could have used a captain who was vocal in the room, especially when there weren't many other leaders on the team.
Does that mean Iggy wasn't a capable leader the past few years, heck no, but it could mean he wasn't the right leader (or at least not on his own) in Calgary the past few years. I think this is likely true, and management should have found another leaderships presence in Calgary to help him out, because Iggy's style of leadership didn't seem to be the right fit for the team the last few seasons.