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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Exactly- I give the guy credit because he later figured it out and got himself a couple rings as a respected vet....but in Calgary he was a very flawed player.
Good pick for that draft though. But this should be ALL Guy
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That was a problem with all our young guns back in the day. Iginla, the man himself, was actually one of the worst culprits. I came across an old season preview Hockey New magazine from that era and there was an article talking about how Iginla was is Brian Sutter's dog house and how Sutter would have to get Iginla to engage more.
One of the best moves we ever made was getting Conroy and infusing the culture from the Blues into the country club that was the Flames. The same was true for Stillman. Moving really brought out another level in him (I still remember the comparisons people made of Stillman to Sakic when Stillman was first drafted).
Having said that, like I said earlier, I can't help but separate the Atlanta team from the Calgary team. Atlanta accomplishments seem irrelevant to me (how many Flames fans now even actually followed the Atlanta Flames before they relocated?). He may as well have played for any other team before moving to Calgary.