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Originally Posted by AC
Goes to show how fans will turn on top performing players when they aren't elite 100% of the time. Iggy used to get torn apart here for being lazy.
How often have we heard fans claim a player gave up on the team? Kadri gets it a tonne and I'm not sure what quantifies that other than being a historically high risk / high reward player.
Backlund is another who's been called lazy despite being a player who has propped up his linemates for much of his career, as the top shutdown forward, often playing through injuries. Monahan got dragged through the mud despite often playing through multiple injuries as well.
And if you're a defenceman that plays a lot of tough minutes? Better not make many mistakes or you'll get eaten alive by the fans.
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TBF, the end of the Iginla era was more country club than it was Iggy being lazy, it was apathy more like it.
I do not think Backlund is lazy at all, not even close. I think age is finally catching up to him. The rumors of his injury holding him back most of the year speaks to that kind of. Younger Backlund would've just not played, heart and should captain Backlund plays, but at 50 percent. I suspect he's going to be out quite some time after tonight.
Kadri? It's not GAF or motor or heart. He gets real horse blinders on when he thinks he has to do it all himself. When he gets into that headspace, he's useless. I'll say I don't like his me 1st game. Doesn't fit the Flames mojo. I think he's fine all in all just goes through spurts of awful selfishness.