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Old 05-20-2013, 01:50 PM   #113
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Iginla will never get the credit he deserves, a) because of his lack of championships, and b) because he spent most of his career with the Flames.

Even if he wins the cup with Pittsburgh the argument will be that he just rode the coattails of the Pens superstars.

There was a period of time Iginla was the best player in the world. I'm not sure when the next Calgary Flames player will be able to hold that title, could be a very very long time before we see it again.

I still feel there is an inferiority complex in Calgary that keeps people second guessing how good things were with Iginla, but there will come a time that people will reminisce about #12 and how amazing he was for this team.

But I guess when you're a fan of an organization that, let's face it, has been a losing organization since 1989, you tend to let the dark cloud of failure taint your entire perspective on the organization and the players in it.
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-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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