Iginla was about Iginla. I think he had a very carefully crafted and managed public persona that Flames fans never bothered to challenged, because they wanted something to believe in when the team was so bad. There is a lot of Phil Mickelson, or the fictional David Simms, in the Iginla story. I was once in favor of bringing him back for a swan song and an honored retirement, but seeing the team completely and rapidly turn around since his departure, I'm not as enthusiastic as I once was. I don't want Iginla near this team as a player and I'm more than content letting the retirement celebration sit on the back burner and see how the next decade plays out.
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