Whether is is for the Monahan or Bennett line, and whether it is Iginla or Jagr, getting another top 9 forward allows us to slot our lines much more effectively.
Iginla would drag down his teammates because of his lack of speed. I don't see where he fits on this team. Maybe as a 4th liner, but if he's playing on the 4th line then probably no point in bringing him in.
Iginla would drag down his teammates because of his lack of speed. I don't see where he fits on this team. Maybe as a 4th liner, but if he's playing on the 4th line then probably no point in bringing him in.
Yawn. This old thing again?
Not everyone is a speedy Gonzales in the NHL, but they can be good players. Heck, a guy like Monahan is an effective player without being overly fast.
Iginla is not slow. He was never a fast player in his career, yet he got the job done.
Iginla would drag down his teammates because of his lack of speed. I don't see where he fits on this team. Maybe as a 4th liner, but if he's playing on the 4th line then probably no point in bringing him in.
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He can't keep up like Ferland. This team is very fast up front, Iginla will drag any line down. Why can't people let the past go?
I think the idea that Iginla is so plodding that he would drag down the Flames offense is one of those "facts" that people just accept as true without looking into it themselves. In his first game with the Kings vs. Calgary last year, he certainly wasn't fast, but in his goal and assist he had no trouble keeping up with play:
Similarly, he has no trouble moving around the offensive zone in this clip vs. the Canucks;
I also disagree that the team is very fast up front; or at theast that they generate a lot of offense using speed. Gaudreau or another forward may use speed to drive the defense back, but then there's a lot of holding up and waiting for late players.
Watch AC's Monahan highlights from last season... How many time do you think "Iginla would have totally ruined that play"?
No, he doesn't have Ferland's foot speed, and wouldn't be as good a fit on the #1 line if Ferland can play at his top potential game-in and game-out, but he's hardly too slow for the team overall.
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I said it before, but Iginla is NOT a slow player. What he can't do any longer is play long shifts. Manage his ice, and he will never look slow out there. He just doesn't have the stamina to play a 2 minute shift any longer.
I really do believe he would be fine on the 3rd or 4th lines and given some 2nd unit PP time. As long as people don't expect 30 goals a season from him, I really don't think people would find him to be a disappointment at all. Iginla can definitely still contribute under the right circumstances, and needs a relatively deep team and not be one of the guys counted on to generate offence, but rather can still be a very nice complimentary depth piece to finish-off a line.
I think Jagr would be the better fit over-all, but Iginla can definitely contribute to the Flames today in providing depth scoring and policing.
I said it before, but Iginla is NOT a slow player. What he can't do any longer is play long shifts. Manage his ice, and he will never look slow out there. He just doesn't have the stamina to play a 2 minute shift any longer.
I really do believe he would be fine on the 3rd or 4th lines and given some 2nd unit PP time. As long as people don't expect 30 goals a season from him, I really don't think people would find him to be a disappointment at all. Iginla can definitely still contribute under the right circumstances, and needs a relatively deep team and not be one of the guys counted on to generate offence, but rather can still be a very nice complimentary depth piece to finish-off a line.
I think Jagr would be the better fit over-all, but Iginla can definitely contribute to the Flames today in providing depth scoring and policing.
I'm just not sure he would sign for a fourth line role. Or for fourth line money.
I guess Iginla's agent was all BS when he said Iginla is not signed by his own choice.
Meehan is a lot of things but one of them isn't an BS artist, I would think a few teams have called but after making no less than $5.3m the last number of years Iggy just won't play for cheap, I think he truly believes he should get $3m+ to play for a year.
Meehan is a lot of things but one of them isn't an BS artist, I would think a few teams have called but after making no less than $5.3m the last number of years Iggy just won't play for cheap, I think he truly believes he should get $3m+ to play for a year.
too much
As long as his will is there. There will be a team and a price.
Maybe not, would you want to see him play for a middle of the pack team like the Islanders
You mean like playing for the Avalanche for the last three years, then no one showing any interest in him at the trade deadline except for a team already out of the mix?