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There were a lot of things detrimental to the team's success.
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I agree.
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Iginla was not one of them.
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I disagree.
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He did everything he possibly could to help the team win.
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Points wise... yes. Leadership.. no. He was a good leader, just not a great leader. A great leader would have put his own ego aside and played whatever way the coach wanted him to.
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The single biggest problem the Flames had for years was the disastrous drafting and development system, the same system that left a void of good young talent coming in to help Iggy as he got older. That has finally been addressed and we are seeing the results.
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I agree.
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The tendency by certain people to blame Iginla for the failings of that era of the team reminds me a lot of how Vancouver fans generally act towards their players.
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I don't think so. It just means they occasionally take off their rose colored glasses.
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I just hope the people that have that big of a problem with Iggy choose to STFU and stay home the night the Flames retire his jersey.
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I hope not. I love Iggy. But that doesn't mean I can't see his worts. BTW, I don't think the Flames will ever retire his jersey, even though, out of all the Flames players in history, it most deservedly deserves to be retired.. He will instead, become a "Forever a Flame".
What a pile of hogwash that is... but that's a different argument altogether.