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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
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.
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You are making a huge assumption that Iginla is going to be the same type of leader to team that he has just arrived to, where he doesn't wear a letter, and where the two best centers in the game reside, vs. a team where he was the face of the franchise, scoring leader, captain, and biggest salary for a very long time.
The statement that none of us have a friggin' clue about the dressing room dynamics in either city is still valid.
EDIT: And this is coming from a guy who is suspicious about his leadership ability in his latter years in Calgary. This piece reveals nothing about how he conducted his business in Calgary though.