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Originally Posted by mile
Don't think the Avs were thinking that they were replacing Statsny by signing Iginla...more like they let Stastny go in favour of going with a Duchene/MacKinnon/O'Reilly tandem and they signed a veteran winger to help make those centers better. Those three were expected to step up this year, especially Duchene.
I was very critical of Iginla during his last few years as a Flame, but he has done what's been expected of him this season.
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Agreed, I just think it was a colossal miscalculation on their part, especially given their tenuous-seeming relationship with O'Reilly.
Obviously they had to offer term to entice him to come, but that's also a mistake in my opinion.