I understand the nostalgia reasons for picking Lanny over Iggy, but I personally don't see it. Lanny was a healthy scratch in many playoff games in 89 so while he does have an iconic goal in the clinching game 6, I think the fact that he wasn't even a 'good' player on that cup winning team negates picking him over Iggy solely based on being on that cup winning team.
Even if Iggy's career ended in 2013 and never played another game for the Flames he would have been a first ballot hall of famer none the less. He also along with Kipprusoff willed a 6th place team to one goal of the Stanley Cup without any other elite players in the lineup. Why should we notch Iggy down one notch because the refs / video review personnel didn't allow the Gelinas goal in game 6 of the STF in 04?
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