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Originally Posted by New Era
Yeah, believe it or not some people just don't start cheering for teams they've learned to hate over the years because a certain player joins their ranks. Iginla could have joined a number of teams and I would have been okay. But Edmonton, Vancouver, Colorado and Minnesota are off limits IMO. Sick to see him wear a hated rival's jersey.
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Whose cheering for them? Colorado and Minnesota are not rivals the same way Vancouver and Edmonton are though. If he signed in Van I'd be as gutted as anyone.
Iggy made a good choice with a team that will be getting stronger and stronger over the course of his contract. He had to sign somewhere.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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