hey, I get it. I loved Iggy too, and if it wasn't for a certain Finnish goaltender, he'd easily be my favourite Flames player of all time. And that's exactly why I don't want him back. The Flames were going nowhere with him in his 30s, and moving on was the right direction. I don't see how bringing him back now does anything apart from being a feel good story for fans, which would in my opinion turn into the opposite very quickly once people realize that this Iggy is not the Iggy from 2004, or 2008, or even 2012. He's turning 40 next year, he's lost a step or two and he's on pace for 9 goals this year. Some people don't seem to have realized that he's a different player now, perfectly demonstrated by the "he can be on a line that physically dominates" post by TheScorpion.
I really don't want Iggy to come back and have lots of fans disappointed because he can't fulfill their unrealistic expectations. That's really not the kind of career ending I'd wish on him.
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