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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Iginla yielded Klimchuck, so who knows if the trade was worth a damn. But maybe a byproduct was Gaudreau and Monahan playing with Hudler instead, which turned out well for the playoff run. It may have also allowed Gio to turn into a Norris calibre D for those seasons, but looking at his current performance and contract, I'm not sure that's a good thing. You can also argue the playoff run allowed the Flames to sign Brouwer, who's currently out-performing Iginla at less salary. Also, re-signing Iginla would have cost a fortune for him to stay.
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Trading Iginla yielded a lot more than Klimchuk. If we hadn't traded him we wouldn't have been bad enough to pick Monahan, or likely Bennett either. The team needed to be blown up so we could start fresh. It was without question the right move to trade him.
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