Iginla, MacInnis, Fleury, McDonald, and Gilmour on Gaudreau

[AcGold]

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack

who the hell wants to watch hockey where the star player has Jeff Beukeboom and Steve Smith velcro-ed to their side anyways? plus Theo always leaves out the part where many of his contemporaries got into shape by sitting in a sauna for 40 minutes and cutting down to just a half pack of cigarettes a day. Duha always likes to tell that story where he handily beat several Flames players back in the day at a 3km run (a few of whom couldn't even finish it).

now every player is a finely tuned athletic instrument since they were 12 years old, and Johnny has to deal with that now. he doesn't have a bunch of dudes waterskiing on him, but that's been replaced with super quick, muscular freaks that could probably bench press a bar with a Johnny on each side of it.

I was watching Forsberg highlights and I agree 100%. The clutch and grab era sucked for hockey, it drastically minimized the abilities the players were able to show and made for a game that seemed like all the players were stuck in molasses.

I disagree that Johnny wouldn't have been effective though. He'd be a 2nd liner 50 point producer if he had an enforcer to stick up for him back then, maybe he'd go up to 180 pounds and figure out how to put up 85 points. Johnny is strong on the puck so I disagree with Theos sentiment, not his right to express it.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I'm not sure he's wrong though especially if Johnny were to have played out east in the same division as Scott Stevens. It's a lot different today for the better in player safety.

Gaudreau has always reminded me of Denis Savard, who excelled in the very era Theo was talking about.

Elite talent finds a way.

[868904]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

Iginla : "He can score goals, obviously, but he'd be a fun guy to have on your line because he loves to dish it. You can tell, watching him, that he's just as happy finding the open guy as putting the puck in himself."

Well Jarome, if the Av's are out of it at the deadline and we're looking like a contender I'd be ok with the flames giving you that chance as a rental for a farewell tour....as long as Sakic only wants a late pick going back the other way.

Ok, probably won't happen but with all the joy surrounding this signing it's hard to not be hoping for a fairytale season like that.

I think Brouwer and Versteeg were two of the most vocal guys disrespecting Iginla in that Flames/Hawks playoff series years ago. It'd be interesting to see them all on the same team.

[Crumpy-Gunt]

Any bets on what the headline in the newspaper would be if we did get Iggy back?

I've got 10 bucks on re-iggy-nited.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by 868904

I think Brouwer and Versteeg were two of the most vocal guys disrespecting Iginla in that Flames/Hawks playoff series years ago. It'd be interesting to see them all on the same team.

He signed with the Bruins a couple of months after blocking a trade to go there at the deadline, I can't see it being anywhere near as awkward as that.

[EVERLAST]

Theo
wow man. the players today are faster, stronger and wear bullet proof equipment and seem to have less respect for each other than back then.

Johnny got hit cheaply allot last year and there was little to answer for so dont tell me he doesnt have guys trying to velcro themselves to him.

guys are cheapshotting him more than you ever did and he doesnt have half as big as a egomouth as you so whatevs Theo

excited to see some new skill and muscle on this team so JG doesnt need to worry