[Rumour] Iginla willing to waive NMC at this years deadline

[SuperMatt18]

Really I'm not sure he can contribute anymore....but I think the heart and drive of the player is still there and I wonder what an Iginla knowing it's his last chance at the cup and leaving it all on the ice could bring come playoff time.

If the cost is cheap and we have the cap space to make him fit then I would do it but I don't think it should be a priority and that if they can spend the cap space to make this team better somewhere else then I wouldn't do it.

[Vulcan]

I'd consider taking him back but he would need to be considered as a 12th or 13th forward, meaning he may not dress every night.

[SeeGeeWhy]

The prophecy!!! Shall be complete!

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Mike Chambers @MikeChambers
Coming off 1,500th game last nite, Jarome Iginla appears scratched for #Avs here in TOR. Not among 12 Fs in warmup. He's 3-3--6 in 26 games.

Trade must be imminent. Figures...This has to happen now for it to make sense!

[Jay Random]

I had an odd hunch earlier today. The image flashed through my mind of Jarome Iginla in a Rangers uniform. Make of that what you will.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I had an odd hunch earlier today. The image flashed through my mind of Jarome Iginla in a Rangers uniform. Make of that what you will.

Too vague. What kind of Ranger? Boy Scouts??

[trumpethead]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I had an odd hunch earlier today. The image flashed through my mind of Jarome Iginla in a Rangers uniform. Make of that what you will.

Sadly, an idiot has already taken #12 on the Rangers

[H2SO4(aq)]

I just dont see how iginla would fit with this version of the flames? He is a shell of his former self and basically just a trigger man now. He is slow, poor defensively, and not imposing physically. As much as i hate Chiassons lack of hockey sense, he skates hard and hits and digs the puck out of the corner. I dont see Iginla being an improvement on any of our guys.

Of course i could be wrong here.

[WesternCanadaKing]

It may not make any sense whatsoever, but the heart wants what it wants.

Bring him home I say!!

[Calgary4LIfe]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

In my view he is too slow - both in terms of his foot speed and his hockey IQ now. It happens to everyone.
And he was never a good 2 way player.

Nevermind the immense distraction the entire thing could be.

I would love to see them add a veteran winger for the right price. There are better choices.

Surprised there wasn't a response already.

Iginla stopped being a really good 2-way player years ago, but for a while he definitely was. When he was the best player in the world it was not only because he could score 50 goals and fight, but because he was so good defensively. Iginla was good all over the ice, in all situations, and against any opponent.

I will agree that it is no longer the case - and hasn't been even for the last few years while in Calgary. I still blame Keenan for allowing that change to happen.

As for the voting... I am actually taking a 'wait and see' approach. Maybe a combination of injuries on the Flames coupled with improved performance from Iginla make bringing him back a good option, but at the moment I would have to say no if pressed.

If it works out, it is a really wonderful story. I just fear the opposite will happen and people will be surprised at how far Iginla has fallen, and he will become a whipping boy. He started (and still is partially) a whipping boy on these forums since before he was traded, even though he was still a really good player. I can only imagine how some posters would post with regards to him.

Right or wrong, Iginla wanted to win here in Calgary more than anything. It didn't work out, and he moved on. That's how I see it anyways. Everything else is really just filler to me. Bringing him back has to make sense somehow (and more than just a feel-good story). The way he is playing now, I would only feel comfortable giving him a 4th line role with no PP time, and I am not sure I want Hathaway sitting to make room for it.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

Iginla coming home and winning the Stanley Cup is a storybook ending.

Those of you voting no, I just don't know why or when you lost that romantic touch to your fandom. Perhaps it's just the way things are these days. We're all too busy looking at contract status, being conservative for the future of our team, over/undervaluing a player based on a stat line, declining or not...perhaps there's just no room for a bit of romanticized fandom in what has become modern fandom. I'm very much the same, but not when it comes to Iggy. It would be too great of a story.

...Iggy wearing the Flaming C and raising the cup would be absolutely beautiful. I'd cry tears of joy.

Voted yes, and I sincerely hope it happens.

The more I think about it, the more you're right. The sport memories we will have to look back on years down the road are those storybook endings. Iginla coming home and raising the cup would be exactly that. Our 'Bourque'.

If this was a couple years down the road when the Flames are potentially a contender, I'd be on board. But father time doesn't always line up perfectly with what we want. No way the Flames are contenders this year or next. And asset management is a reason Iggy never got another sniff in the first place. The Flames can't afford to do that again.

[David Struch]

Injuries are eventually bound to happen, Iginla is likely still a better option than our Stockton guys.

[goodyear]

Iginla for Wideman?

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

In my view he is too slow - both in terms of his foot speed and his hockey IQ now. It happens to everyone.
And he was never a good 2 way player.

Nevermind the immense distraction the entire thing could be.

I would love to see them add a veteran winger for the right price. There are better choices.

Disagree. He was a good two way player not only pre Keenan but also with Boston.

Look, he is a winger and there are very few Hossa types in the league. By and large the Center is the guy whose play dictates the overall success of most good 2 way lines.

But this has been the prevailing narrative at CP and reality won't change that.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by goodyear

Iginla for Wideman?

I still wouldn't do it. If you make playoffs capable depth dmen are far more important than a one dimensional 40yr old who might not even dress half the games.

I'd trade a 3rd rounder, that's about it. Even the. I don't see the benefit of Iginla on this team. Love the guy, but it's time to move on. Let Montreal pick him up.

[Jason14h]

Why do we want to trade Wideman?

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Why do we want to trade Wideman?

He must be traded. That is the prevailing wind direction on CP and can not be changed

[calgaryblood]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Look, folks. Right now, Iginla's on pace for 21 points, playing on a Colorado team with an anemic offense and a terrible defense. They're awful.

Why shouldn't we be able to expect a possible uptick in production on a far better offensive team? That, combined with Iginla's typical slow starts, could allow for Iginla to function (I think) as an ok player. I think we'd be buying low.

Stick Iginla on the Monahan line with Ferland. Make it a line of three big players who can physically dominate the opposition.

Gaudreau - Bennett - Chiasson
Ferland - Monahan - Iginla
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Versteeg - Stajan - Brouwer

Those are four fantastic lines right there. That'd be one of the deepest lineups in the NHL, easily.

You think it's the offence people are worried about? He's slow, cant win a battle in the corners to save his life.

For the people who said yes, please don't think of Iginla of old, one of the greatest of all time, think of what he actually has brought this year and that's pretty much nothing. Watch an Avs game and tell me with a straight face you think he can add anything to this team.

Iginla was an amazing player that's no question but come on pencilling him in a top 6 position at 39? And you think Monahan, our softest Center should play with Iginla? Even If it was a remote possibility, you need to play him with Backlund and Frolik. Teams would walk all over us with that line on the ice.

Iginla chose the Avs and for 3 years. I don't care whether he thought they were contenders or not, he made his bed and now has to sleep in it. Don't think we should do anyone any favours because he's an all time great. I know people don't look at us as contenders but we have great pieces and you never know if we get hot at the right time we do have a chance at the cup however remote that chance is I don't want to make it even lower so we can all feel good about Iginla making a return.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

You think it's the offence people are worried about? He's slow, cant win a battle in the corners to save his life.

For the people who said yes, please don't think of Iginla of old, one of the greatest of all time, think of what he actually has brought this year and that's pretty much nothing. Watch an Avs game and tell me with a straight face you think he can add anything to this team.

Iginla was an amazing player that's no question but come on pencilling him in a top 6 position at 39? And you think Monahan, our softest Center should play with Iginla? Even If it was a remote possibility, you need to play him with Backlund and Frolik. Teams would walk all over us with that line on the ice.

Iginla chose the Avs and for 3 years. I don't care whether he thought they were contenders or not, he made his bed and now has to sleep in it. Don't think we should do anyone any favours because he's an all time great. I know people don't look at us as contenders but we have great pieces and you never know if we get hot at the right time we do have a chance at the cup however remote that chance is I don't want to make it even lower so we can all feel good about Iginla making a return.

I could've easily slid the Iginla line to be the third line or even the fourth. My point was that an Iginla acquisition would enable this team to have four rollable lines.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Disagree. He was a good two way player not only pre Keenan but also with Boston.

I'm not sure what games you watched, but Iginla cherry picking and flying the zone early was one of the staples of Flames hockey for years, post-D.Sutter. He was not a good two way player and was never on the same page with the coaches.

He wanted to score goals and that came above all else.