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Old 05-24-2024, 06:36 AM   #3412
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18 View Post
I do think that if Tij Iginla's name was anything other than Tij Iginla that we likely wouldn't be talking about him nearly as much with our pick as we are. Not to say that he isn't a perfectly fine pick at number 9, but I think we'd all be more focused on taking the best available Center or dman, because our organizational depth is already at wing.

I think if it wasn't for Iginla we'd be more focused on one of the dmen or Lindstrom/Catton/Helenius.
Catton's regular season stats blow away Iginla and unlike say Cristall last season, Catton is a really good skater. Sure he's 5'11" but Iginla is only an inch taller. It's fair to say that if Tij had a different surname he's rarely in the conversation here for the Flames #9 pick.
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