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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
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.
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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).