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Originally Posted by blankall
Nieuwendyk was a special player. He was a huge part of Dallas winning the cup in 1999, and that's why they traded Iginla. It was also in the pre-salary cap era where ELCs weren't nearly as important.
Hanifin is not a Niewendyk. ELCs are gold in the salary cap era. If the Stars are concerned about giving up
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As in Conn Smythe huge.
Plus, Iginla, as good as he was, wasn't as highly regarded when traded. He had 33 goals/71 points for Kamloops the year he was drafted (though he had won the Memorial Cup with them). But AFTER he was traded he exploded in junior for 63 goals/136 points in 63 games. And then he won gold at the WJC.