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Originally Posted by bluck
He's old now. He can't keep up to the speed of the game playing the style he's used too. He hasn't learned to adapt and that + his age is why he is regressing in my opinion
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Pretty much this. The guy is 37 now. Very few players keep posting huge numbers right up until their 40s. I think Iginla is pretty close to the end of his road in the league. Had to happen eventually.
Time doesn't slow down for anyone.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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