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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's plain that the governing principle of the Flames franchise for the last 10 years has been to make Jarome Iginla happy. To that end, management:
- Brought in players Iginla liked
- Brought back players that Iginla liked
- Turfed every coach that got exasperated with the Iginla-led players
- Continued to operate in a Win Now mode to keep the goal of winning with Iginla alive
- Tip-toed around serious and ongoing issues with the compete level of the veteran players
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That is managements fault not Jaromes and the win now mode has as much to do with Kipper keeping the team close enough that they could keep that mirage of win now going for as long as they did.
The compete level of veterans BS seems like a witch from bitter fans.
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If the Flames started making serious re-tool moves three of four seasons ago - moving out Phaneuf for picks and prospects, moving Regehr for picks and prospects, hanging onto their own 1st and 2nd rounders instead of dealing for Jokinen and other vets - Jarome Iginla would not have been a happy camper. They would have had to move him too.
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I am sure Kipper would have been the same. Not just Iginla forcing the issue here.
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Flames management has been incompetent in a lot of ways and for a long time. But their biggest mistake in the last five years was treating Iginla like something more than what he is - which is a commodity. I hope they learn their lesson, and never treat another player, regardless of how big a star or how well liked, as though he's bigger than the team.
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Same thing, or more considering the trade deadline, could be said about Kipper.
And every point is 100% on management and ownership not on Jarome Iginla who has done everything a fan, coach, GM or owner could ever want a player to do for this organization.