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Originally Posted by 1stLand
If we trade for Iginla, Brad Treliving will have to go out and find a "1st Line Center" for Iginla to play with.
How come with the group of forwards we have right now, no one in the Media, or in the Public Forums mentions anything about the Flames lacking a #1 Center?
It's because we have a balanced line-up who play great as a unit.
We don't create our roster simply so that one player Benefits.
The Common Re-Occurring theme when Iginla was around was that he wasn't playing great because / and or he would have got more points if he had a 1st Line Center.
The Flames delayed the re-build by many years by recycling aging vets through signing and trades in hopes they could pro-long Iginla's career.
The writing was on the wall after the Chicago Playoff Series that the team was on the decline, but the management delayed rebuilding just to appease the fan-boys of Iginla.
I am still a bit sour that Iginla veto'd a trade we had in place with Boston that would have netted us a greater return than what we got from Pittsburgh - then turned around and signed with Boston the next year.
People may be critical of my criticism of Iginla because he is the 'sacred cow' of the franchise. But ultimately I am a Flames Fan first and foremost. My only concern is seeing the team do well and get in the playoffs. Not to cheer for a childhood idol.
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I am also quite sour about that too. Good to see he hasn't won one with his merc ways. I always liked Iggy but after that who cares.