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Originally Posted by New Era
...Getting Iginla as a feel good story is not going to help those young players. Bringing back the chosen son, for one last run at a Stanley Cup, is upping the pressure. Imagine how those young guys are going to feel if they fail to get "Iggy" his cup? Also, there are very few players left on the team that have any affinity to Iginla. Giordano and Backlund are the only guys who played with Iginla for any significant period of time. Stajan and Wideman were in their first seasons as a Flames, and Brodie and Bouma were both in their first full time seasons as Flames. Most guys on this team know Iginla as the enemy. I don't see an emotional lift what so ever for this club. The fans may get a charge out of it, but I think it just puts more pressure on the hockey team. Pass.
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Doesn't the third bolded sentence nullify the first two? If the young players on this team have no special affinity for Iginla, then I would expect that they also don't suffer from any extraordinary pressure resulting from strong emotions sparked by his return.
It is not a bad point, but I remain unconvinced.
I think Iginla could be had for minimal cost, I think he can help this team, and I believe his return tomorrow would provide a fantastic narrative with no severe repercussions.