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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
This reminds me of how much Giordano improved as soon as Iginla and Bouwmeester were traded.
I wonder if any of the Flames' defense would take a huge step forward if they suddenly became "the guy" on the back end.
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There was chatter out there that Iginla had become bigger than the team for a couple years before he was traded. I don't get that same feeling from Gio, but I also don't feel like he has the same reverence of his teammates that Iginla had either.
If you don't have anyone ready to step up when your captain and number one defenseman is coming up on 39 years old you've built a bad team.