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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Cool stuff. "Special player" gets thrown around too much these days, but I truly think Johnny is a special player. Overcame all sorts of odds to become a PPG player in his 2nd year in the NHL.
Iggy was, and is, a special and legendary player. But he also had the other tools classic GMs look for, and there was never any doubt he'd play in the NHL.
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I agree.
I remember hearing a discussion about how he has not missed a game for injury since PeeWee. You know that every game he has every played he has been a played that was keyed on, yet he has not picked up an injury.
While he might not be significant in statute, he appears to be physically resilient, and that goes a long way to fulfilling the "special player" tag for me.
We are a lucky fanbase.