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Originally Posted by FireFly
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpo...&postcount=117
I just thought it was hypocritical. You didn't want to see Iginla in a Flames jersey again but you were okay with Jagr despite him being 5 years older.
I guess "expiry date" means different things depending on how high up a player is in the all-time scoring race?
Personally, I would've MUCH rather brought Iginla back as our 'elder statesman, character, leadership' player than Jagr.
Anyway, we all knew this day was coming. I hope Iginla enjoys his retirement.
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I only said I would be
okay with Jagr and that's because he was more productive than Iginla in his prior seasons. I guarantee you won't find posts of me campaigning for Jagr as I've never been a fan of bringing in old veteran players. I've said it before here and I'm not a sentimental guy. I only want players on the team that I believe can take them to winning a division and playoffs. I had front row seats for Grant Fuhr and Mike Vernon's last seasons and it was not pretty. I didn't want to see Iginla go out like that. I also think bringing him in would put unnecessary pressure on the new coach because if Iginla can't keep up and is ideally a part time player it creates a bit of an undesirable situation for the coach having to bench him. This is for the best.