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Post by MPLABBE on Dec 1, 2002 20:01:38 GMT -5
Things are going bad in Cowtown. The Flames are struggling once again, Iginla is struggling, the whole team is playind bad and there is not much hope.
It was almost a foregone conclusion Iginla would be traded somewhere in 2004 or 2005 after signing that deal this summer. Now it may happen sooner than we think.
The price will be steep, but if Iggy ever becomes available, Savard better be pick up the phone and call Button ASAP. Can you imagine a Zednik-Koivu-Iginla line?
Now, don't tell me Iginla is a one year wonder...even before last year the guy was a very good player. He was a 25-30 goal scorer before his huge breakout last year.
Calgary would want prospects/young players probably. I'd even give them Hainsey to get Iginla. We need a power forward who plays RW. He will be one for years to come(only 25).
Sure his salary is scary(5 this year..I believe 7 next) but we can afford it with Gilmour(2 million), Hackett(3.6 million), Quintal(2 million), Czerkawski(almost 3 million), Perreault(2.8 million) and McKay(2 million) all off the books by 2004-05
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Post by Patty Roy on Dec 1, 2002 20:07:47 GMT -5
Well first off we would have to give them a heck of alot more than Hainsey to get Iginla.
Secondly, i believe that if Calgary were to trade Iggy, it would be for young, cheap, NHL ready talent rather than guys that are a few years away from the NHL.
Something along the lines of Iginla to Philadelphia for Justin Williams and Joni Pitkanen...but that's just off the top of my head.
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Post by MPLABBE on Dec 1, 2002 20:16:48 GMT -5
Perhaps.
But you have to wonder if his salary doesn't reduce his value. I mean 7 million per year next year is alot in the budget conscious NHL
Big market teams like Philly are probably the only ones who can acquire im
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 1, 2002 21:13:03 GMT -5
I honestly think it would take Théodore to land Iginla. Would I do it? No, mainly because I'm not sold on Garon just yet. Don't get me wrong, I think Garon will be a NHL goaltender some day, but not this year.
However, if it meant getting Iginla here I wouldn't hesitate sending Ron Hainsey, along with a few of his Hamilton buddies, the other way. With Ron, I'd also include Garon and even Hossa in that triad for Iginla. Oh, you want a draft pick too ... sure here you go.
If that didn't land him, well, then we seriously don't have the horses Calgary could use.
Now, I honestly don't think the Habs would have a snowball's chance in hell in landing him, but you can have some fun with it nonetheless.
Cheers.
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Post by MPLABBE on Dec 1, 2002 21:27:57 GMT -5
They are stuck with Turek and his long term deal so it wouldn't cost Theodore.
Flames seem to have few natural centers in their system.Maybe they could want a Plekanec or a Higgins as a part of the deal.
Either way, something is gonna happen there. They lost again tonight I just visited calgarypuck.com and if you thought we are depressed you ain't seen nothing yet..........
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Post by Vinna on Dec 2, 2002 0:50:58 GMT -5
Sorry to burst your bubble but Iggy isn't going anywhere. At least not untill his current deal is up and only then if he demands a trade. I have been listening to Craig Button on The Fan 960 out of Calgary an awful lot lately and Craig Button has said over and over and over again that Iggy is the building block for this franchise. As a matter of fact, trading Iggy couyld possibly be the worst thing that the Flames could do. It wasn't untill AFTER Iginla signed in the offseason that their season ticket drive took off. On all the call in shows leading up to the signing, people claimed they wanted to see Iginla signed before they commited to tickets, and true to their word, as soon as he signed season ticket sales took off. They are commited to building with Iggy, Drury, Gauthier, Regehr and Leopold among other youngsters and I am quite sure that they won't panic now. The only way we could possibly get Iggy would be to send Theodore, Komisarek plus to get him and I really don't want to spend that much. If they traded Iginla for any less they would be pulling the pin on the entire franchise. Trust me, they would be lucky to sell 1500 season tickets if they did it. The backlash from the fans would be so overwhelming that it would take years to recover. Not only because of Iggys popularity but because of the loss of faith between the fans and the orginization. It isn't even an option for the Flames at this point.
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Post by habwest on Dec 2, 2002 3:35:25 GMT -5
Sorry, Marc...I'm not depressed. Gotta take the long term view...it's much easier on the system. And I'd think long and hard before letting calgary cherry pick 2 or 3 of our top future players for Iginla. Sure he's had one great year but will he have more? If he turns out to be basically a 25-30 goal a year guy you gotta ask yourself if he's worth Hainsey and a couple other of our top future guys. But then again he might be the real deal...I guess I'm just too cautious.
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Post by MPLABBE on Dec 2, 2002 8:35:03 GMT -5
Sorry to burst your bubble but Iggy isn't going anywhere. At least not untill his current deal is up and only then if he demands a trade. I have been listening to Craig Button on The Fan 960 out of Calgary an awful lot lately and Craig Button has said over and over and over again that Iggy is the building block for this franchise. As a matter of fact, trading Iggy couyld possibly be the worst thing that the Flames could do. It wasn't untill AFTER Iginla signed in the offseason that their season ticket drive took off. On all the call in shows leading up to the signing, people claimed they wanted to see Iginla signed before they commited to tickets, and true to their word, as soon as he signed season ticket sales took off. They are commited to building with Iggy, Drury, Gauthier, Regehr and Leopold among other youngsters and I am quite sure that they won't panic now. The only way we could possibly get Iggy would be to send Theodore, Komisarek plus to get him and I really don't want to spend that much. If they traded Iginla for any less they would be pulling the pin on the entire franchise. Trust me, they would be lucky to sell 1500 season tickets if they did it. The backlash from the fans would be so overwhelming that it would take years to recover. Not only because of Iggys popularity but because of the loss of faith between the fans and the orginization. It isn't even an option for the Flames at this point. I am not talking about now...my thinking sometime in 2004 or 2005 when Iginla is way too expensive for that team, they will have no choice but to deal him(unless they move).
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Post by Doc Holliday on Dec 2, 2002 8:56:25 GMT -5
Well, If I am the Flames GM there is 2 words I wanna hear from you before considering giving you the time of day: Komisarek AND Zednik. Complete that with eitheir a very promising young forward prospect like Hossa or a good young player that could burst like Bulis and you got a small little chance at the brass ring IF no other teams take you out of the water by throwing names like Lecavalier, Heatley or Gagné out there.
In other words, we don't have the chips to compete in an Iginla derby and if we were to offer the little assets we got it would probably throw us back even further then we are as we would become the Flames ourselves.
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Post by habernac on Dec 2, 2002 20:07:42 GMT -5
It would take an awful lot for Iggy to become "too expensive" for the Flames ownership. Don't be fooled by their lack of free-spending, their ownership is far from poor. The only way Iginla goes is if the return is absolutely huge.
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