The Iginla wasn't buying into what the coach wanted or wasn't a great leader seems like a lot of revisionist BS to me but I guess people are going to believe what they want to make themselves feel better about the current team.
The "problem" with the Iginla flames had nothing to do with him and everything to do with the team being an aging, mediocre team that needed a rebuild but didn't have a GM with the intelligence (Feaster) to make the necessary moves. This meant Iginla was stuck on teams where he had to do way too much with little to no help and now it seems the fact he was surrounded by guys with little to no talent is somehow his fault.
The so-called "positive" change since he left has resulted in a 4th and 6th last place finish and not a whole lot of success on the ice. The team is getting better results on the ice this year early on but hard to see how anyone can actually believe that has anything to do with Iginla not being here. This team would be better with Iginla on the team and as the captain on the ice and off of it.
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