Iginla has been traded... We think? maybe? possibly? Nothing official yet. But as it stands it is Iginla for Khokhlachev, Bartkowski and a 1st round pick.
Judgment: Calgary made a poor trade, would've gotten more if they had waited. However Khokhlachev fills a need and in a deep draft, that first round pick could be traded for a franchise player or used as a pick to get someone good.
Calgary has thrown the ball around for about 4 years now on trading Iginla. In my opinion, it has been about 2 years too late. With the salary cap lowering and dynamite franchise players hard to get ahold of, Calgary couldn't have gotten much more of a return.
If they had waited til deadline I think they would've been able to lift Malcolm Subban out of Boston (my opinion).
Calgary still has to ship Kipper somewhere. They are going to need a young goalie in return. In all honesty, if Columbus stays hot. Mason would be a nice fit with a somewhat steady defensive line.
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Now to Iginla. If you have read Playing With Fire by Theo Fleury you would have to same view of him as I do. He is a caring guy, he is charitable and does a lot for the game. He is a great ambassador. In Canada that is a perfect fit. However, in the states. I don't know how much of an ambassador he can be in the game.
Born in Edmonton, Iginla has 525 career goals. All with Calgary. He will be back, he will retire a flame. Whether it is a 1 day deal or a year. He's going to be back.
He's a leader on and off the ice, everyone else who was in on it lost on a huge asset.
He will fit into Boston quite well. I would even say Boston is most poised to make a run for the cup.
Iginla's days are done in Calgary. Fans are still fighting this. It will sting. If the trade doesn't materialize (Like I it will) Calgary will have a lot of dark days.
It is time to put out the Flame.
All the best Iginla.
Regards,
Devon
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