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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
I don't think it's any coincidence that the Flames completely turned their identity around after Iginla left.
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It's not a "co-incidence". Along with Iginla went half the team - Bouwmeester, Tanguay, Jokinen, Sarich and yes, Kipprusoff. That opened up opportunities for a lot of last year's success stories (Backlund, Byron, Ramo, Russell, Bouma, and of course Gio/Brodie)
Yes, Gio as a captain has been a Godsend and I wouldn't have it any other way. But just as Gio alone is not the "Team", Iginla alone was not the "Team".