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Originally Posted by tkflames
I am not blaming Iginla for the team sucking, but I do believe that Iginla as the Captain had responsibility for the culture that the players embodied. If you go back to the PGT of the 13/14 season when the last of the Iginla years were freshest in people's minds you will find plenty of positive sentiment how different the team played.
If there was an opportunity to have the lead by example Iginla that threw the team on his back to Victory and single handedly turned games and playoff series' around, I am all I'm. However when it comes to mentoring Young players, I'd rather have the guy that had to fight for every inch in his career.
I guess it comes down to your motivation for wanting Iginla.
1. If you think he can improve the team substantially enough from a hockey standpoint that you would be willing to give up real assets, then I challenge you to give me an example where this has worked in the last 5 years.
2. If you think he can be a mentor, then this is a case where we will disagree and with neither of us actually in the locker room and at best having some second hand information on the impact, I don't think we will convince he other.
3. If the reason for bringing him back is purely sentimental for the purpose of being a fan and cheering for the old man. I am all in, but the price needs to be in line with this.
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I have not voted for or expressed support for bringing back Iginla. I am impartial to the notion. What I will not support, however, is needlessly tarnishing a good man's name without any merit or justification. I like the person and what he did for the Flames and he's done nothing wrong that I know of. People who suggest he was some sort of poison of poor leader are so fanatical about the organization winning games and going to the playoffs that it's allowed their moral judgement to be clouded. Then, I may ask, who is the poor leader and poisonous?