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Originally Posted by dino7c
Are you honestly comparing their careers?
Sure Iggy in his prime, everyone would take that
its about NOW though...Iggy is a shadow of his former self...Vrbata is two seasons removed from 63 points and is nearly on that pace THIS YEAR
Iggy also played on far better teams in the playoffs
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I disagree with your assessment of Iggy in the end. He's a product of the Avs system. I've watched his last 11 games now, and I see a fierce competitor. Vrbata is also out producing Landeskog (26 points) and Duchene (36 points) this year, and while I haven't watched enough of Vrbata this year to be able to say why he has 46 points - but I'm guessing I can fairly confidently say ithat prime PP time and quality of linemates are a factor.
Iggy is out to prove he can still play, and I think he can. I'm not comparing careers, I'm comparing historical regular season to playoff performance. We all saw what happened against Anaheim 2 years ago. Why would we give up assets to acquire a player like Hudler? We know he can't play in games like the ones we played against Anaheim (physically demanding games). We should not be adding players like that. I'd honestly take Doan ahead of Vrbata and put Doan on the 4th line and leave everything else the same. I don't think Vrbata is a fit, not for what we need - and I do think Iggy is a better fit.
That all said, I'm still saying bleh to a rental.