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Originally Posted by Beninho
You do know Iggy was beloved in the dressing room here and has never caused 1 problem in his entire career. I'm sure Avs fans are probably all pissy about him but he's the only one on that team with a backbone. He has an insane work ethic, is a great leader, and from all accounts a very good guy who was class personified during his time here. Ya I reallly don't see how he would have a cancerous effect. You can say you don't want him messing with the chemistry of the team but don't say Iggy would've been disruptive in the locker room. He's a consimate professional who I'm sure would've known his role if traded here.
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I also know that this team was a listless old boys club for a good 3-4 years preceding him getting traded(which, at the time, was about 2+ years after he should have been traded for us to get a suitable return)
They almost immediately turned the corner and became a totally different team since.
Granted, there was a lot of changes that happened at that time, but I truly believe iginla was an addition by subtraction when he was moved. It changed the culture on the team. Its fine to say he could come back and just be a role player, but there is too many potentially negative what ifs(his play on the ice not withstanding) for me to ever think it would be a good idea to bring him back for anything other than a 1 day retirement contract