I think Iginla can still play and be a useful player, but not on a team like Colorado or Calgary. Iginla needs to accept that he is a role player providing depth scoring. He needs to go to a team that doesn't score off the rush.
A team like Anaheim, San Jose, Boston, New Jersey - teams that play better defensively (though Boston is kind of weird that way this year) and who cycle more. Iginla is better on the cycle than he is off the rush, especially at his age. It is not that surprising that he is sticking out like a sore thumb in Colorado - first thing that goes in older players are their legs after all.
I personally would rather keep Wideman on the Flames than have Iginla return the more I think about it, unless Iginla could accept being a 4th liner. I don't see him contributing with Monahan and Gaudreau (outside of the power play), for sure not Bennett who is speedy with a non-stop motor, and Iginla's defensive deficiencies and slow speed would be a poor match with Backlund and Frolik.
4th liner Iginla + power play time < Wideman and at least a chance to step up big when injuries strike (like the prior season). This is kind of what I see anyways.
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