Let me chime in briefly on the Jarome Iginla trade rumors. Yes, he makes lots of cash, yes he hasn’t been preforming. But NO. There’s no trade that would work for Calgary–at least not now. Maybe when he’s a bit older and the Flames are clearly never a cup contender we may send him somewhere so we can actually win (a la Raymond Bourque).
Otherwise, Iginla is a Steve Yzerman, a Mario Lemieux, or a Joe Sakic. Cornerstone of the franchise and will always be. I’m sure the majority of fans feel this way. Face it, there’s on start in the minors, no start you can trade for, no start about to be drafted. To give up Iginla would put the Flames at the very very bottom of this league.
He just needs a better team around him and not yahoos named Sutter.
Just my take. Your thoughts?
Yes, giving up Iginla would place the Calgary Flames “at the very bottom of this league” as you suggest. By and large, Iginla is not the problem because no one seems to be performing at par…
– whether the team leads or is behind by two; whether they play on home ice or away…nothing seems to matter. In sum, their performance is so poor that they do not have the potential to beat any of their opponents.
– the team’s offense does not present a threat and neither does their defence
Subsequently, the problem lies somewhere else not in the players…and if that something does not change, the team’s performance will not change either.