I love Iginla, but any talk about trading for him or signing him when he becomes an UFA is a bit premature at this point. I don't agree that you just bring a player back on the team for nostalgia - though if anyone has earned that, it was him. I want to wait and see how he is looking in his last year of his contract before any decisions are made, as well as look at the makeup of Calgary at that time as well. If it makes sense to bring him in and fill a hole assuming he is capable of playing whatever said hole is, then great. If not, you just wait until he retires and then you go about retiring his number.
I wold LOVE to see Iginla on the team and being some sort of a contributor. I would hate to see him sign for a year, eat some cap space and a roster spot, and have me (and probably a great number of fans) start getting frustrated with him on the team and becoming a whipping boy.
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