Iginla's accomplishments outweigh Gio's by a country mile. Iggy, along with Kipper, dragged the Flames kicking and screaming into a new era. Iggy was consistently considered one of the best players in the league for a time. Art Ross, Richards, Hart nominations, Ted Lindsay...
Gio is a great captain, a great player. But Iggy was special. Besides Shanny, I can't really think of an elite player in recent history as tough as Iggy and as willing to stick up for any teammate. Messier maybe, but still not as tough.
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