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Huntingwhale · 04-06-2016, 04:50 PM

I truly wonder how many people here have actually watched Avs games. And I don't mean the highlights. Actually paid attention to Iginla playing on the Avs. He's not that good anymore. Yes he scored 20 goals. Yes he brings some toughness. But have you noticed how often he loses board battles? How slow he is? How he doesn't hustle back defensively that hard? I've seen a bunch of Avalanche games just to watch Iginla and he's not like he once was, even compared to last season. He'll have a poor game by his standards, then score a goal, yet be a -3. But hey, he padded his goal stats. A comparison might be when TB was playing the Flames and Stamoks was quiet all night. Then he scores in the last minute. To the outside observers it seems like he might have had a decent night because he scored. Yet the eye test says otherwise. It's pretty obvious in this thread those who actually watched him play this season, and those who see "20 goals!" and visualize him playing here suddenly.

Posters here that put him on the Monahan/JG line are setting only prove themselves to be living in the past. By slotting Iginla on the top line, you are expecting him to carry a part of the team like all 1st lines are. And you'd be the first people to crap all over when when he can barely keep pace and becomes a liability.

And imagine all the articles that get written the moment he signs here. God, Francis' first article is ''Should Gio give up the captaincy?". In big bold colours on the front page. Book it. That's what will be talked about immediately. Without even trying, Iginla becomes a distraction.

I'll always love Iggy, but that ship has long sailed. Iginla is not literally the 3rd best forward on this team like was suggested. Scoring 20 goals makes you a good goal scorer, but there are other intangibles involved in being a complete player that will help drive forward the success of this group. Literally the only reason to sign Iginla is to have him sign his retirement contract so he can retire a Flame. That's it.

04-06-2016, 04:50 PM	#56
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	I truly wonder how many people here have actually watched Avs games. And I don't mean the highlights. Actually paid attention to Iginla playing on the Avs. He's not that good anymore. Yes he scored 20 goals. Yes he brings some toughness. But have you noticed how often he loses board battles? How slow he is? How he doesn't hustle back defensively that hard? I've seen a bunch of Avalanche games just to watch Iginla and he's not like he once was, even compared to last season. He'll have a poor game by his standards, then score a goal, yet be a -3. But hey, he padded his goal stats. A comparison might be when TB was playing the Flames and Stamoks was quiet all night. Then he scores in the last minute. To the outside observers it seems like he might have had a decent night because he scored. Yet the eye test says otherwise. It's pretty obvious in this thread those who actually watched him play this season, and those who see "20 goals!" and visualize him playing here suddenly. Posters here that put him on the Monahan/JG line are setting only prove themselves to be living in the past. By slotting Iginla on the top line, you are expecting him to carry a part of the team like all 1st lines are. And you'd be the first people to crap all over when when he can barely keep pace and becomes a liability. And imagine all the articles that get written the moment he signs here. God, Francis' first article is ''Should Gio give up the captaincy?". In big bold colours on the front page. Book it. That's what will be talked about immediately. Without even trying, Iginla becomes a distraction. I'll always love Iggy, but that ship has long sailed. Iginla is not literally the 3rd best forward on this team like was suggested. Scoring 20 goals makes you a good goal scorer, but there are other intangibles involved in being a complete player that will help drive forward the success of this group. Literally the only reason to sign Iginla is to have him sign his retirement contract so he can retire a Flame. That's it.