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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Spinning our wheels trying to make it work was the problem. If they'd moved Iggy and Co back then, we'd likely have the same (or similar) prospect quality we have now, plus some young players coming into their prime that we got back in those trades. We'd be deeper for the future and much closer to competing today than we are now.
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Yep. The Flames major assets were depreciating. And moving them was the best way to accelerate the acquisition of young talent. Riding it out just kicked the problem down the road and made it worse. The only positive to come out of that period is that Ken King is now kept far away from any kind of authority over hockey matters.
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Originally Posted by drewtastic
I had rarely seen a player lead his team like Iginla did in 2004.
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That was all on-ice play. Iginla was surrounded by guys like Gelinas, Warrener, and Ference, who led off the ice and fostered great chemistry. Not to mention Darryl Sutter. But once Iginla became a demi-god in Calgary, and once those other guys retired or moved on, nobody else could step up and assume a leadership role on the team for fear or stepping on Iginla's toes. Whatever chemistry that team had was dead by the time of the Playfair mutiny.