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Originally Posted by jayswin
But who was Iginla before he was the league's top power forward? He was a prospect who had upside and was traded to the Flames. Do you think Dallas knew what he was? Obviously not, or there's no way they would have traded him.
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That's fair, but we couldn't get a Joe Nieuwendyk for Janko, and Iggy was traded not very long after his draft. Janko is in his 6th year after being drafted. This isn't a knock against Janko at all, I'm a big fan, but the Joe Thornton comparison was far fetched.