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One Goal Between Iginla And Morrow
by Paul on 04/21/13 at 07:14 AM ET
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from Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Their hearts tell them they should be homesick. But their hockey sense says something else entirely.
Jarome Iginla was a fixture in Calgary since 1996, captain since 2003, franchise record-holder across the board and civic treasure from his arrival until however long that flaming “C” burns. He was as gritty as he was gifted, as committed to his craft as to the community.
Upon Iginla's trade to the Penguins last month, the Calgary Herald's editorial board penned the following on a page usually reserved for war, politics and other serious stuff: “If anyone has truly earned a shot at the Stanley Cup, it's Jarome Iginla. Good luck in Pittsburgh, Iggy. We'll cheer for you all the way.”
Iginla reached one Cup final with the Flames, in 2004. He lost to the Lightning.
Brenden Morrow was a fixture in Dallas since 1999, captain since 2007, franchise record-holder in penalty minutes and second in goals. Gritty, gifted, committed, community-minded … all that, too.
Upon Morrow's trade to the Penguins last month, a Texas-based blogger for SB Nation wrote: “What did the Stars get from Brenden Morrow? Everything.”
Morrow reached one Cup final with the Stars, in 2000. He lost to the Devils.
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Video- Horton Out For The Game After Fight With Iginla
by Paul on 04/20/13 at 01:38 PM ET
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Morning Line
by Paul on 04/01/13 at 10:20 AM ET
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If new Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jarome Iginla signs as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers this summer, I’ll eat a good portion of the NHL Guide and Record Book, which was 664 pages the last time I looked. I get it that it would be homecoming, a nice storyline. The grandparents are in Edmonton, and there would be a family pull for sure, but would a guy who was a member of the Calgary Flames for 16 years suddenly sign down the road in Edmonton at the first chance he gets? Could he actually do that to his old team? I’ve said it before, I think he’ll move to the Los Angeles Kings with his old coach, Darryl Sutter, for somewhat less than the $7 million he’s making now. It could be $4.5 to $5 million per season for three years.
-Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, where you can read more hockey topics...
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Video- Ron MacLean Talks With Jarome Iginla
by Paul on 03/30/13 at 08:18 PM ET
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Ron MacLean of HNIC chatted with Jarome Iginla today via satellite after his first game with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Iginla discusses his first game with the Penguins and the trade process.
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Calgary Flames Tribute Video For Jarome Iginla
by Paul on 03/29/13 at 11:58 PM ET
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Fans came to their feet while tise tribute was played on the scoreboard at the Saddledome tonight. Calgary players also stood and pounded their stcks on the boards.
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A Recap Of Jarome Iginla’s Farewell Press Conference
by Paul on 03/28/13 at 03:11 PM ET
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from TSN,
Jarome Iginla bid farewell to the city of Calgary on Thursday with same the class and dignity he displayed on and off the ice with the Flames over 16 NHL seasons.
"I want to thank the fans in Calgary," the now-former Flames captain told reporters at a crowded Ed Whalen Media Lounge at Scotiabank Saddledome.
"I never thought I'd play here so long. It's a great city, a great community and a great place to live. Leaving is tough, but it's a great opportunity to go to Pittsburgh and do some good things there."
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Live Stream- Jarome Iginla Press Conference
by Paul on 03/28/13 at 11:59 AM ET
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Jarome Iginla will be holding a press conference from the Saddledome in Calgary today.
It is scheduled to start at 12:30pm ET and can be viewed below and the NHL Network will be broadcasting it too.
update 1:15pm, Press conference has ended.
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This Wasn’t Supposed To Happen But It Did
by Paul on 03/28/13 at 09:47 AM ET
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from Nicholas J, Cotsonika of Yahoo,
The Pittsburgh Penguins are not supposed to be able to add Jarome Iginla, not when they had already added Brenden Morrow and Douglas Murray. Not when they already had last year’s Hart Trophy winner and this year’s presumptive MVP. Not when they already had a supporting cast that included other top scorers and character players and a Norris Trophy candidate and a Stanley Cup-winning goalie. Not when they were already on a double-digit winning streak.
Thanks to the hard salary cap, there aren’t supposed to be teams like the Detroit Red Wings of the early 2000s, who blew out their budget and stockpiled future Hall of Famers. There aren’t supposed to be teams like the New York Yankees of legend or the Miami Heat of “The Decision.”
Thanks to the hard salary cap, there isn’t supposed to be room on the payroll or the roster. The talent is spread evenly throughout the league. The standings are tight, if not from top to bottom, then close to it. The idea is that if you make the playoffs, you can win the Cup, like the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings did last season.
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Jarome Iginla Traded To The Boston Bruins
by Paul on 03/28/13 at 12:10 AM ET
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Has Iginla Played His Last Game For The Calgary Flames?
by Paul on 03/27/13 at 07:52 PM ET
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added 8:06pm,
Calgary, AB – The Calgary Flames announce that Jarome Iginla will be a healthy scratch from the line-up for tonight’s game versus the Colorado Avalanche. No further information will be provided at this time.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 03/26/13 at 07:58 PM ET
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These are complex negotiations and the only thing you can be sure of is that Calgary’s hockey operations department is feverishly poring over the reserve lists of any teams they think will bid on Iginla – to see if someone there has the necessary upside to make the deal. Otherwise, it may go the way the Rick Nash talks did at last year’s trading deadline: Two months of feverish updates followed by … nothing.
And wouldn’t that be an anti-climactic result to the Iginla sweepstakes after all this breathless anticipation?
-Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail where you can read more on the Iginla topic.
Perhaps Iginla should start using genf20 plus to add a few more years to his career.
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The Latest On Iginla
by Paul on 03/26/13 at 05:38 PM ET
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from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
Here’s the latest on the Jarome Iginla trade front:
-Calgary GM Jay Feaster is asking for goaltender Malcolm Subban to be part of any package from Boston. Boston GM Peter Chiarelli flatly refuses to include Subban in any package.
-Feaster, who is looking for two prospects and a draft pick for Iginla, has also approached Los Angeles about goalie Jonathan Bernier. It is believed that Bernier and a first-round pick would be enough to make Iginla a King.
-A Pittsburgh source suspects that GM Ray Shero may not be willing to part with the prospects required to land Iginla, but will stay in the auction to drive price up for Boston.
-Chicago was contacted by Feaster, not the other way around — and the Blackhawks are now discussing internally the cost of a rental player, and whether Iginla would be able to play the left wing behind right wingers Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane. Chicago has not made an offer to Calgary yet, nor received a trade proposal from Feaster. But if 20-year-old Brandon Saad is in the equation, “That trade is not happening,” said a Blackhawks source.
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He, Is Iginla
by Paul on 03/25/13 at 11:16 AM ET
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from Elliotte Friedman of CBC,
Let's do this interview-style:
Q: Is he available?
A: Depends on who you are. Right now, he will only consider an elite group of teams with high Stanley Cup aspirations. The Flames would like him to expand that list because it increases their chances of a better return. Would St. Louis, for example, want in on this possibility? But Iginla's no-move protection allows him control of this process, so that is totally up to him.Q: OK, what are the teams?
A: There are multiple reports of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings. I was nervous Saturday about specific teams because there was conflicting information. Initially, the four mentioned to me were Pittsburgh, Boston, Los Angeles and Anaheim Ducks. I don't like to guess and wasn't certain.Here's the kicker, though. There are some excellent sources who say Iginla would go to the Vancouver Canucks.
Q: What?
A: For all the drama around the Lions Gate Bridge this season, the Canucks are third in the Western Conference and tied for the sixth in the NHL. That said, Vancouver is probably Calgary's 28th choice as a trade partner (guess who's last) and it fits with what Kevin Weekes said on Hotstove Tonight this past weekend.
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Limited Number Of Teams In The Iginla Mix
by Paul on 03/24/13 at 10:12 PM ET
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from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
Boston, L.A., and Chicago would be the only suitors for Iginla. He had four teams on his list of places he’d go to waive his no-move clause and Pittsburgh, one of them, just traded for Brenden Morrow, so they’re out. I think it’ll be the Kings, where Darryl Sutter stands behind the bench, but that’s just an educated guess. The Kings are using Justin Williams as their No. 1 right-winger and have had rookie Tyler Toffoli on the right side with Jeff Carter and Mike Richards on a second line, with Dustin Penner subbing in there. Absolutely, the Kings would take Iginla–maye moving the UFA Penner–but they’re also looking for a defenceman.
Iginla, who turns 36 in July, is somewhere in between the Bourque-Ilya Kovalchuk-Marian Hossa trade situation, all of whom had contracts ending. Bourque was 39 and fetched Brian Rolston, Sami Pahlsson and a first-round pick (Martin Samuelsson, who never panned out). Pahlsson was quickly traded to Anaheim where he won the Stanley Cup in 2007. Kovalchuk, then 27, brought the Thrashers Johnny Oduya and others, with Oduya the only player with staying power as an NHL regular. Hossa, then 29, went to Pittsburgh for Colby Armstrong, Eric Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a first-round pick. Strangely, the player who went to the Penguins with Hossa, Pascal Dupuis, is playing on the Penguins’ No. 1 line with Sidney Crosby; while Hossa only stayed there for a few months.
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What Happens With Iginla?
by Paul on 03/20/13 at 09:57 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
The goal for any general manager in a position to sell is the same – drum up a market for his available players. If Feaster can interest two or more teams in Iginla – or in Jay Bouwmeester, Miikka Kiprusoff, Cory Sarich, Lee Stempniak or Mike Cammalleri – then he could get some tangible assets in return. No one can say for sure what Iginla’s value is as a rental – or whether a team such as the Los Angeles Kings would actually sacrifice goaltending prospect Jonathan Bernier in order to get a player that might help them repeat as Stanley Cup champions. It’s all a guessing game right now, as GMs weigh options. There’s a lot of movement every year at the deadline, but only a handful of deals are ever seismic or game-changing. Moving Iginla though would be one.
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Limited Options For Iginla Trade
by Paul on 03/16/13 at 01:06 PM ET
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from George Johnson of the Calgary Herald,
The Iginla-mandated lack of options severely handcuffs whatever return the Flames may receive in return, naturally. And very well could, in the final analysis, squelch any deal.
Authentic contenders are not going to take the chance of meddling with chemistry that has put them in that enviable position in the first place. So Calgary is looking at recovering a pick or a prospect or something regarded as a spare piece.
Look, the Flames are never going to pull back what a percentage of this populace - nostalgia being a crazy, powerful, bewitching drug - believes worthy, but depending on what's actually on offer out there, the organization might simply choose to stay the course and allow the player to either stay or move on come July 1st. His choice, his call - and sell it that way.
That'd be infinitely easier than trying to attempt and explain away a beggarly return for a local icon.
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Video- Time To Make Moves In Calgary
by Paul on 03/13/13 at 06:37 AM ET
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Daren Millard, Nick Kypreos and Mike Keenan of Sportsnet discuss the trade options for the core group of the Calgary Flames, including Jarome Iginla and Mikka Kiprusoff.
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Iginla On The Fence
by Paul on 03/10/13 at 10:46 AM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
Iginla’s agent, Don Meehan, has given the Calgary Sun an ominous update on the situation between the two sides, saying the Flames captain is “not currently in negotiations” with the NHL club he’s played with the last 18 years.
It’s a surprising revelation that speaks to just how close Iginla may be to opting out of Calgary to chase his Stanley Cup dreams elsewhere.
At this point, Meehan is awaiting instruction from his longtime client on how to proceed.
No timeline has been set for an answer, but with the April 3 trade deadline just 24 days away, it’s clear Iginla has little more than a week or two to let the Flames know if he intends to re-sign. Otherwise, the wheels will be set in motion for the most important trade in Flames history since Iginla was acquired for Joe Nieuwendyk in 1995.
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Keeping An Eye On Iginla And Smyth
by Paul on 02/13/13 at 01:03 PM ET
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from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
They are the same guy, in so many ways.
Jarome Iginla and Ryan Smyth. A northern Alberta kid who captains the Calgary Flames; a Southern Alberta kid playing most of a 1,200-game career with the Edmonton Oilers.
One, the face of the Flames franchise and favourite son of owner Murray Edwards. Another, whose flowing mullet and oversized beak are routinely seen on internet photo shops of Jesus, in a flowing white robe under shining light.
Both would die happy men if they could bring a Stanley Cup to their city. Both took it to a Game 7, but came away with nothing.
Today, at age 35 and 36 respectively, Iginla and Smyth are feeling the identical heat where it hurts the most. At home.
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Talking About Not Talking About Iginla’s Contract
by Paul on 01/14/13 at 10:48 AM ET
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from Scott Cruickshank of the Calgary Herald,
“We have a goal and a mission,” said Iginla. “We’ve been out of the playoffs for three years. This is going to be a shortened, intense season. We don’t need any distraction. I definitely don’t want that to be the talk.
“It’s part of hockey and you always talk about those things during a season, but I don’t want to contribute to that (distraction).”
Hence Sunday’s scheduled air-clearing.
“That’s why we felt it was best to address it in this way,” Feaster said on Day 1 of training camp. “We all recognize that Jarome is entering the last year of his deal — we fully understand the situation. But we’re not going to negotiate in public. We’re not going to talk about it publicly.”
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What Will Iginla Do?
by Paul on 01/08/13 at 10:45 AM ET
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from Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun,
Iginla, the face of the franchise and the Flames’ all-time leading scorer, is in the final year of his contract and due to become an unrestricted free-agent after the coming season.
Considering his age — 35 — and where the team is in terms of Stanley Cup contention — long shot — the question of his plans is a biggie.
“I didn’t expect that question so early. Yeah, it’s right back at it,” Iginla said Monday after skating with a whack of teammates and fellow pros at WinSport.
“I’m really just excited to get playing again and have that opportunity to play in the NHL and compete here in Calgary.
“It would be my preference to stay here, for sure, and play on a good team, which I believe we will be, and to win here. It is home.
“That’s where my focus is, to get ready and have a great season as a team and play well for this team.”
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Video- Jarome Iginla Is The Main Topic Of The Hotstove Discussion
by Paul on 04/14/12 at 11:51 PM ET
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What would the Flames receive in return for Iginla? That and a few more topics were discussed tonight on the Hotstove.
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The Curtain Is Raised In Calgary
by Paul on 04/09/12 at 04:36 PM ET
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from Elliotte Friedman of CBC,
Wanted to write a column on how Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames should handle the next couple of weeks. This kind of article’s been written 1,000 times by 1,000 people, so the challenge is to come up with something different. For better or worse, here’s the result.
THE DECISION
MAIN CAST OF CHARACTERS
Jarome Iginla: Calgary Flames captain. The franchise’s all-time leading scorer. Hugely popular in the community. Reluctant to leave.
Jay Feaster: Calgary Flames general manager. With at least six expiring contracts, has his first real opportunity to bring new energy into the organization.
Murray Edwards: A self-made success; one of the Flames’ six owners. He is chairman and director of the team.
Craig Conroy: Close friend of Iginla’s who moved into the team’s front-office after retiring. Initially wasn’t happy with being traded from St. Louis to Calgary.
Don Meehan: Iginla’s agent. His firm - Newport Sports - has the NHL’s largest client list.
Ray Bourque: Hockey Hall of Famer who, after much soul-searching, agreed to be traded from his NHL home of 21 years, Boston. He would win that elusive Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.
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Is Iginla Softening His Stance About Staying In Calgary?
by Paul on 04/07/12 at 10:02 PM ET
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via Vicki Hall tweets,
Iginla on his future in Calgary: “I have no idea. I don’t know what next year holds. I can’t say. They’re going to look at everything.”
Iginla: Do I want to be on a team where we’re going to fully rebuild? I don’t know that I do. I think Calgary is a v good organization…
Iginla (cont’d), “I think they treat us all well as players, and I do think there’s a lot of things going.”
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Morning Line
by Paul on 04/03/12 at 11:55 AM ET
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“I would like to have another shot at it. There are good things going. There are some strong young defenceman. It’s going to be fun to watch (WHL callup Sven) Baertschi next year. They have made some good moves.
“Whatever the Flames choose to do … we’re not far from being there. We will be a competitive team next year, no matter what direction they choose to go in.
“I still believe this will be a good team next year. I understand they have to look at everything.
“We’re all up for review. We will all be judged about whether we are in the plans. We don’t take anything for granted. I want to be here, but it’s no different from any other year.”
-Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames. More from Ian Busby of the Calgary Sun.
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Hockey Is Too Canadian
by Paul on 02/25/12 at 01:38 PM ET
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from Jen Floyd-Engel of Fox Sports,
There is a reason you do not see “Real Housewives of Montreal” and why hockey players for the most part remain virtually anonymous. Do not bother emailing me about how I am generalizing and how you are offended. I recognize not all of y’all are nice. I am sure there are some real jerkholes up there. Although, off the top of my head, all I can come up with is Nickelback (and their biggest crime is against music) and Sean Avery (of course).
The NHL, to its great detriment, plucks extensively from this frozen tundra of nice — which helps in finding Lady Byng candidates and kills them when trying to sell hockey down here. This is partially why there is no Igin-love.
Actually there are a couple of reasons, none having to do with Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla not producing Linsanity.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 01/09/12 at 01:36 AM ET
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Of the 42 players to score 500 goals, only 15 managed the first 500 with the same team: Jean Béliveau, Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Stan Mikita, Mike Modano, Gilbert Perreault, Maurice Richard, Joe Sakic, Bryan Trottier and Steve Yzerman.
It’s funny how nobody ever asked Béliveau at the end of his career, or Lemieux or Richard or Sakic or Yzerman, why they didn’t want to move on to greener pastures when the fortunes of their current teams fell on hard times. It must be a sign of these mercenary times – that the motives of someone who demonstrates loyalty and commitment to an organization are questioned, not applauded. Strange how priorities can be misplaced.
-Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail. More on what to do with Iginla from Duhatschek.
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Video- Jarome Iginla Nets #500
by Paul on 01/08/12 at 03:56 AM ET
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Iginla is the 42 player to reach 500 and only the 15th to score 500 with the same team.
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Video- Setting Up The Play
by Paul on 12/21/11 at 11:34 AM ET
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I am as stumped as Jarome Iginla is with this question, if you can even call it a question.
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Video- This One Is For You LA Fans
by Paul on 12/14/11 at 12:41 AM ET
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Jarome Iginla is asked for his views on the coaching style of Darryl Sutter.
via Sportsnet,
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Iginla Addresses The Trade Talk
by Paul on 11/29/11 at 11:13 PM ET
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from Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun,
“Its all part of it. It’s not new,” Iginla shrugged. “You’re asked the same questions at different times, but the focus is on the fact we have 60 games left. It’s a lot of hockey.
“There’s going to be a lot of changes over the next 60 games in the standings, and we believe we’re going to be moving up.
“Nobody in here has given up. We still believe we can be a good club and make the playoffs. That’s where the focus is.
“It’s just the way it works, the way media is, as far as Internet and how easy it is to just run with a story,” he continued. “It’s not always accurate, that’s for sure, but that’s fine. I’m not blaming anybody, but there are things you read that aren’t accurate and you just move on.
“The best way to stop a story is to win games and climb in the standings.”
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What Will Iginla Do?
by Paul on 11/28/11 at 02:51 PM ET
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from Lyle Richardson at The Hockey News,
Team president Ken King and GM Jay Feaster deny they’ll shop Iginla, so if he’s to be dealt, he’ll have to make the trade request himself. But if Iginla doesn’t want a blemish on his good name, it’ll take King and Feaster to ask him to accept a trade.
When trade rumors linking Iginla to the L.A. Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins popped up last season, he claimed he didn’t want to be traded, adding he would only consider waiving his clause if management asked him – and then only if the return would provide immediate help for the Flames.
Neither side wants to be seen as the bad guy and as long as each waits for the other to make the first move, nothing will happen until his contract expires.
That could change later in the season, but even if Iginla agrees to be dealt, finding a Cup contender won’t be easy because of his $7-million cap hit for this season and next.
As talented and respected as Iginla is, none of the current contenders – the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, L.A. Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks and the defending champion Boston Bruins – has the cap space to comfortably absorb his salary.
more and I know of one Cup contender that does have cap room…
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The Latest Iginla Talk
by Paul on 11/27/11 at 07:50 AM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
Jarome Iginla would never admit it, but he’s thinking about the possibility of life without the Calgary Flames.
So say several sources close to the longtime Flames captain who believe the 34-year-old winger is quietly struggling with the realization his dreams of winning a Stanley Cup will not play out in Calgary.
from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,
Tom Gaglardi, 43, a Vancouver-based businessman who finally realized his dream of owning an NHL team when he officially took over the Dallas Stars last week, could get aggressive in trying to get the club back on the hockey map.
While Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla would have to agree to waive his no-movement clause, don’t be surprised if the Stars show interest in trying to pry the 34-year-old winger back to Dallas, the team that drafted him in 1995.
read on plus other hockey topics…
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Concerns Over Iginla’s Minus-10
by Paul on 11/16/11 at 11:46 PM ET
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
His next closest competition is another handful back, with current linemates Mikael Backlund and Alex Tanguay and defenceman Jay Bouwmeester all at minus-5 for the year.
While Iginla’s five goals have him in a tie for the team lead, he’s nowhere near the top of the NHL charts in that statistical category, one in which he can usually be found.
But in a five-way tie for 685th prior to Wednesday night’s action, Iginla’s double-digit minus rating had him in a deadlock for the league’s eighth worst in that area of five-on-five action.
And while the merits of plus/minus can be debated at length in terms of what the number represents, there’s reason to be concerned when it’s your top offensive players being outscored on a regular basis.
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Video- Do You See A Head-Butt?
by Paul on 11/09/11 at 02:27 AM ET
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Both Jarome Iginla and Nick Johnson received five for fighting and Johnson received a ten and a match penalty.
You will see Iginla motioning around the 30 second mark for a head-butt, but I think Johnson was just bringing his head up.
added 10:05am 11/9/11, another view of the fight plus a comment from Iginla can be seen below…
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Hopefully Iginla’s Back Issue Is Not A Sign Of Things To Come
by Paul on 09/20/11 at 12:39 AM ET
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
It’s unlikely his minor bout with back spasms that has kept him off the ice for two straight days — and possibly a couple more to come — is a signal the 34-year-old is breaking down physically.
Rumour has it he claimed the title of Fittest Flame once again this year.
But there’s a reason the group waiting for word from Iginla on his current status multiplied.
One day, his time in the NHL will come to a close. And it could be something that starts as a simple as back spasm that triggers it.
“I’m not that concerned. But I mean, I can understand — backs are a sensitive thing,” Iginla said when reminded these types of injuries have, in the past, turned from day-to-day to week-to-week issues. “When you get a stiff back — everyone’s had one — putting socks on are hard on certain days.
“Personally, I think it’s gonna be fine. I feel way better (Monday) than I did (Sunday), which I take as a positive.
“I don’t think it will be a lingering issue. I hope not.”
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Right on the Wing
by Ian Gooding on 08/31/11 at 11:00 AM ET
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We’ll kick off our look at the top forwards in fantasy with a listing of the top options at the right wing position.
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Upcoming Milestones
by Alanah McGinley on 08/30/11 at 03:12 PM ET
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From John Kreiser at NHL.com:
Here’s a look at some players who have a good chance to reach individual milestones during the 2011-12 season:
500 goals: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Calgary’s captain and all-time scoring leader passed the 1,000-point mark late last season. He starts the new season with 484 goals after finishing third in the NHL with 43 in 2010-11—his best season since getting 50 in 2007-08. He was the top scorer among active players until Jaromir Jagr (646) signed with Philadelphia after three seasons in Russia.
With 10 consecutive seasons of 30 or more goals, there would appear to be little doubt that Iginla will get the 16 he needs to become the 42nd player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal mark. [...]
1,000 assists: Jaromir Jagr, Philadelphia Flyers
Reaching 1,000 assists is a lot harder than scoring 500 goals…
read on for more goalie and skater milestones set to be achieved this season
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Iginla a Hit in Kandahar
by Alanah McGinley on 05/31/11 at 05:40 PM ET
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We posted about this last night, but today CalgaryFlames.com provides more details of Jarome Iginla’s trip (along with Jayna Hefford and Marie-Philip Poulin, both members of Canada’s gold medal winning women’s hockey team of 2010) to Afghanistan this week:
The entourage arrived at 10:00 a.m. Kandahar time and stepped off the plane into 38 C temperatures. At that point Iginla became the first active National Hockey League player to pay a visit to troops in the field. The first stop was the outdoor ball hockey rink. It was here that [TSN’s Gord] Miller realized what he had known for a long time—the Flames captain is a special human being.
“He stood on that concrete floor for two hours talking and signing autographs and having his picture taken. Then he played ball hockey for 15 minutes in that heat,” said Miller.
The group attended various functions including a tour of the Task Force Kandahar Headquarters, a commemorative wreath laying and a social barbecue with troops. At the later, many of the troops who had taken photos earlier in the day had printed them for Iginla to sign.
“I know people in Calgary know what kind of person Jarome is. But he was incredible. It underlies the character of the guy,” said Miller. “I can honestly say I have never seen anyone that patient, that kind, with everyone. He asked some great questions. He was unbelievable. He had time for everyone. He just made everyone feel good.”
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Iginla in Afghanistan
by Alanah McGinley on 05/31/11 at 02:31 AM ET
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From Calgary Flames.com:
Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla was returning home Monday from a surprise, whirlwind visit to Canadian troops in Afghanistan with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
While on the visit, Iginla played some ball hockey, attended a barbecue with troops and signed autographs.
“It was an honor and a privilege to be asked by the Prime Minister to be part of this trip to come and meet and spend time with our troops,” Iginla told calgaryflames.com.
“I met lots of guys from Alberta as well. There are lots of hockey fans and it was enjoyable to talk with all of them. Everyone has been watching the playoffs and it was cool to see the hockey rivalries among them.
“It was also very interesting as I toured headquarters and much of the base. It was truly an honor to spend time with our service men and women far from home.”
Update May 31, 2011: More on Iginla’s trip here.
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Don’t Move Iginla Now
by Paul on 04/09/11 at 10:52 PM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
Four months ago the Trade Iggy Movement (TIM) based its eloquent argument on a belief the 33-year-old captain “sucked.”
Extensions of that rationale suggested he was “too old,” “past his prime” and was no longer a leader.
Such notions have since been quieted after the local icon carried the team on his back for an exciting turnaround that saw him finish amongst NHL scoring leaders as one of the game’s most dominant forces once again.
The leaders of TIM have now been forced to split into two groups, voicing radically different approaches as to why the future Hall of Famer needs to go.
The first revolves around the belief the Flames need a major overhaul and the best way to do it is by jettisoning its most prized asset with an eye on bringing in talented young prospects.
The second - and increasingly popular mantra - implies the trade needs to be made for Iginla.
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The Quickest Way For The Flames To Get Better
by Paul on 04/07/11 at 09:55 AM ET
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Trade Iginla, so says the Hockey Central panel at Sportsnet.
Check out CapGeek.com for Calgary’s salary structure for next season.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 04/02/11 at 12:46 AM ET
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“I’ve been so blessed to be in the NHL for as long as I have & get the opportunity. It was fun to do it tonight.”
-Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames on recording his 1000th point (with the GWG) tonight. Quote via Flames twitter.
added 11:13pm, added the video of the goal…
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Iginla A True Impact Player
by Paul on 03/08/11 at 01:46 AM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
As for Iginla, he now finds himself in a select group that includes Jaromir Jagr, Mike Gartner, Phil Esposito, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Hull, Marcel Dionne, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri and Darryl Sittler – all current or future Hall Of Famers. Scoring 30 goals every year speaks to Iginla’s consistency and his ability to produce results, night in and night out, with various linemates, through a host of coaching and regime changes for a decade and counting.
There is no better way of measuring his resilience – or the impact he’s had on a franchise that, for the moment anyway, is exciting a bit of passion in a market that looked hopelessly forlorn not so long ago.
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Dancing Iggy
by Paul on 01/26/11 at 11:12 AM ET
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
During Monday’s 3-1 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators, just after Flames winger Jarome Iginla scored the winning goal, the Saddledome’s Enmax Energy Board featured a few seconds of a cartoon-like captain dancing gleefully to some funky music.
The original groove on the Internet featured Olli Jokinen, but the Finn wasn’t real eager to have his dancing image plastered on the big screen when he scored.
Iginla’s peer-pressure lobbying tactic backfired.
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Video- Benn Catches Iginla With A Right
by Paul on 12/24/10 at 12:14 AM ET
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Jamie Benn vs. Jarome Iginla. Both received five for fighting.
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Why Not Let Iginla Fight?
by Paul on 11/22/10 at 08:10 PM ET
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via Vicki Hall of Flames Insider,
Jarome Iginla still can’t figure out why the linesmen refused to let him fight it out last night with Justin Abdelkader.
In a sight familiar to Calgary Flames fans, the captain doffed his helmet and gloves late in the third period and readied himself to due battle with the six-foot-one, 215 pounder.
His goal? To exact revenge for an earlier shoulder check to the head of the recently-concussed Rene Bourque.
“I’m not sure,” Iginla said. “I really didn’t like the hit on Bourquey. That’s what I was thinking.”
With the linesmen escorting both players to the penalty box, Abdelkader could be seen shouting: “I’m not f-ing scared of you. I’m not f-ing scared of you.”
If you missed the hit last night, watch it below…
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Iginla And His Game
by Paul on 11/17/10 at 01:41 PM ET
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from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
There is a point in every career where the arrow begins to point down. Could this be that time for Jarome Iginla?
“There isn’t a great blueprint on what the aging body of a power forward does, because most guys don’t have the luxury of aging,” said Brendan Shanahan, a fine power forward himself who played 21 seasons and gathered 2,489 PIMs between 656 goals.
“Most are done after 14, 15 years. The (John) LeClairs, Cam Neely, Tim Kerr, Kevin Stevens… Their bodies broke down because of the way they played. Wendel Clark broke down even sooner because he played so much bigger than his body.”
So what of Iginla, who has somehow misplaced that ability to find the time and space he used to have?
He has plenty of years left, figures another prominent power winger of the day, Bill Guerin. But perhaps the time has come for Iginla to think his way around the rink, rather than instinctively run over opponents on his way to another 50-goal season.
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Is Jarome Iginla The Dan Marino Of The NHL?
by Paul on 11/14/10 at 02:03 AM ET
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from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
The careers of Jarome Iginla and Dan Marino have more than a little something in common.
Both have played their whole time in one uniform. Both were the centrepieces of their teams. Both were denied better days by the talent they were surrounded with.
In Marino’s case, the Miami Dolphins were forever lacking at running back.
In Iginla’s ongoing and rapidly declining case in Calgary, the Flames have been forever lacking at centre. Who’s the best centre Iginla has ever had? Probably some middle-of- the-road player such as Craig Conroy or Daymond Langkow?
While Marino was clearly higher up the career list than Iginla will ever be, it remains a shame to see players of this magnitude lead their teams season after season without the ultimate result.
continue for some hockey notes…
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Iginla The Talk Of Calgary Fans
by Paul on 11/10/10 at 07:57 PM ET
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from Scott Cruickshank of Flames Insider,
Some are blaming coach Brent Sutter for not providing a working system for Iginla.
Some are blaming Iginla for refusing to buy into Sutter’s system.
Some are blaming Iginla for, essentially, not being 25 years old any more.
Some are blaming his linemates, the power play, etc.
And many are wondering what suitable trade return would be for Iginla. (An unimaginable concept a couple of years ago.)
The numbers are damning — in his past 30 (!) regular-season dates, the Flames captain has three goals. Can that be?
Seems impossible, doesn’t it?
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