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Old 03-29-2017, 12:19 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan View Post
For Iginla it's going to be about role and his willingness to adapt to it. As a 9-12 forward on a lower cost deal, someone in the NHL likely could use him. But for a player who spent 16 seasons as being the alpha dog that can be a tough transition to make. Gary Roberts as an example was able to do this, but he didn't have anywhere near the success for as long as a guy like Iginla did, not to mention the adversity in overcoming a significant injury that forced him out of the game.
Have you watched him on the Kings yet? He certainly isn't behaving like an "alpha dog"

Maybe he did on the Avs, because he likely was, but I didn't see that in the few Kings games I've seen (against us, and the Oilers yesterday).
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