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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I still say this is much like 'a Hossa'. Marian Hossa went to Pittsburgh one season, then Detroit, trying to pick the team most likely to win the cup. Then he just went to a team that was on the rise. Seemed to work out.
There is no guarantee of Iginla ever winning a cup by bouncing around from team to team. Pick a young team that looks like it is on the rise, and hope for the best.
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A lot of people point out Marian Hossa as a comparable, but Hossa signed a 6(?) year contract at 30 years old. Iginla signed a 3 year contract at 37 years old.
The comparable I use is Mark Messier signing with the Canucks. Signed as a 36 year old, 3 year contract with a "up and coming team" (Pavel Bure at 26, Molgilny at 28, Naslund at 24, Trevor Linden at 27 traded for Todd Bertuzzi at 22, Ohlund at 22) and they rode Kirk McLean. The 2 obvious power houses were Detriot an Colorado but and Canucks were probably a tier behind with potential to move up with a lot of flashy talent in Bure/Molgilny/Naslund.