Should Treliving Acquire Iginla by Mar 1?

[Vinny01]

Iginla took heat for not playing a 2 way game when he was also the sole source of offense on the Flames despite being 32+.

Iggy on this Flames team is not a focal point. We obviously would be getting a different player than the guy we traded away at 35 who was still our top offensive player. Since he left we added Monahan, Gaudreau, and now have the 3M line.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Iginla took heat for not playing a 2 way game when he was also the sole source of offense on the Flames despite being 32+.

Iggy on this Flames team is not a focal point. We obviously would be getting a different player than the guy we traded away at 35 who was still our top offensive player. Since he left we added Monahan, Gaudreau, and now have the 3M line.

Versteeg, Bennett and Brouwer are also more productive forwards.

Definitely not a focal point. A bottom 6 option that hopefully with a bit of jump from moving back to his long time team and into playoffs can be an upgrade on Chiasson.

[SmoggyFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Iginla took heat for not playing a 2 way game when he was also the sole source of offense on the Flames despite being 32+.

Iggy on this Flames team is not a focal point. We obviously would be getting a different player than the guy we traded away at 35 who was still our top offensive player. Since he left we added Monahan, Gaudreau, and now have the 3M line.

And if Iggy were to come back, he'd be fully aware of this. He'd know the pressure is no longer on him to produce. His only motivation would be to finish that unfinished business with us. It wouldn't be the fans blaming him for the team's failures. Please Tre, get it done!

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by SmoggyFlamesFan

And if Iggy were to come back, he'd be fully aware of this. He'd know the pressure is no longer on him to produce. His only motivation would be to finish that unfinished business with us. It wouldn't be the fans blaming him for the team's failures. Please Tre, get it done!

Are you Iginla's relative?? Professional athletes have massive egos and how do you know for sure that he wouldn't be pissed off coming back and not getting solid minutes in the city he did so well in?

[GoJetsGo]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Are you Iginla's relative?? Professional athletes have massive egos and how do you know for sure that he wouldn't be pissed off coming back and not getting solid minutes in the city he did so well in?

Because he's a humble, intelligent guy and there's nothing in his history indicating he'd come in as entitled.

You're moving from one of the many in this thread who thinks it's a bad idea to making up BS nonsense to justify that take.

Unnecessary. Just say you think it's a bad idea. You don't need to spew garbage to do so.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

Because he's a humble, intelligent guy and there's nothing in his history indicating he'd come in as entitled.

You're moving from one of the many in this thread who thinks it's a bad idea to making up BS nonsense to justify that take.

Unnecessary. Just say you think it's a bad idea. You don't need to spew garbage to do so.

Well he sure was entitled when he vetoed the trade to Boston and then decided to go there anyway the following season.

I am disagreeing with a poster who thinks Iginla has rainbows coming out of his arse (seems like you think the same thing). I happen to not think that way.

[GoJetsGo]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Well he sure was entitled when he vetoed the trade to Boston and then decided to go there anyway the following season.

I am disagreeing with a poster who thinks Iginla has rainbows coming out of his arse (seems like you think the same thing). I happen to not think that way.

No, he was enacting the clause in his contract to decide where he plays, big difference.

That is just another example of the spin you're trying to put on here.

Lastly, you were replying to someone who simply said Iginla would come back knowing he's not here to be a primary producer. That = "Rainbows out of his arse"?

Just stop posting. That's beyond brutal.

[Gaskal]

Didn't Feaster tell Iginla that the returns from Pitts and Boston were about equal (they weren't)? That's hardly on Iggy then being picky as to which team he wants to chase a cup with.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

No, he was enacting the clause in his contract to decide where he plays, big difference.

That is just another example of the spin you're trying to put on here.

Lastly, you were replying to someone who simply said Iginla would come back knowing he's not there to be a primary producer. That = "Rainbows out of his arse"?

Just stop posting. That's beyond brutal.

No, he gave a list and then went back on his word. Not humble at all.

As for the "Just stop posting" comment.. man you take this forum seriously. How does your cereal taste after I just took a piss in it?

[GoJetsGo]

Just an awful, counterproductive old argument to bring up again. Again, all you're doing is showing what you came in this thread to do.

Not to mention showing you have no idea what the word humble means, lol.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Well he sure was entitled when he vetoed the trade to Boston and then decided to go there anyway the following season...

Come on. He exercised his no trade clause and took advantage of the unprecedented latitude extended to him by management. Anything that he did after the point of the trade had virtually nothing to do with the Flames.

To those who are concerned about Iginla's ability to play within a system, before playing in Colorado he was also productive through 15 games in a Pittsburgh playoff run, and then was a top-three scorer in Boston who was also among the best plus/minus players for the Bruins. He has looked awful this year, but so much of that has to do with how awful Colorado is.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Didn't Feaster tell Iginla that the returns from Pitts and Boston were about equal (they weren't)? That's hardly on Iggy then being picky as to which team he wants to chase a cup with.

That's not how I remember it. Same with Chiarelli.. he gave his list of two teams and once they had a deal confirmed with Boston, he decided to say no.

[Hack&Lube]

Reading some comments from Avs boards and HFboards - they are pretty bitter on Iginla. Think he's not an NHL level player anymore and that he's brought the entire team down.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

Just an awful, counterproductive old argument to bring up again. Again, all you're doing is showing what you came in this thread to do.

Not to mention showing you have no idea what the word humble means, lol.

lol. At least I made you laugh. You're welcome

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Reading some comments from Avs boards and HFboards - they are pretty bitter on Iginla. Think he's not an NHL level player anymore and that he's brought the entire team down.

Ignila is a fourth liner these days. The Avalanche are not bad because Ignila is playing for them. They are bad because they have 7 players on their starting roster who don't belong off the fourth line.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Let's not re-write history to make our points today.

Re-writing history would be saying he actually had a 2-way element to his game post 2006. I think you can easily live with Iginla being one dimensional when he was in his prime just like you could with Brett Hull or any of the great high scoring offensive wingers. However once they can no longer score at a high clip they just don't have much to offer.

[GioforPM]

The Avs have 2 first overall picks, a 2OA, a 3OA, 4 other top 16 picks including a future hall of famer and they suuuuuuuck.

Most depth charts list Iggy as 3rd line RW. FWIW.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Didn't Feaster tell Iginla that the returns from Pitts and Boston were about equal (they weren't)? That's hardly on Iggy then being picky as to which team he wants to chase a cup with.

I do remember him saying something like that a year or two later when asked about it and that if he knew the Boston deal was better he wouldn't have turned it down.

[SmoggyFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Are you Iginla's relative?? Professional athletes have massive egos and how do you know for sure that he wouldn't be pissed off coming back and not getting solid minutes in the city he did so well in?

Just a theory is all. No credible source, just theorizing.

[SofaProfessor]

I said no but it's not a hard no. Anything is up for discussion at the right price. More than acquisition cost, though, is how Iginla returning would affect team chemistry. Even if he was happy to come back and play a 3rd/4th line role and some powerplay time, the media and the fans would be hyping it as some huge thing.

Best case scenario is that it doesn't bother anyone but they still get asked about what they think of maybe helping Iggy finally win the cup every single time a microphone is within 8 miles.