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That makes me much happier with the Seguin trade.
That makes me much happier with the Seguin trade.
So let's trade a 21 year old speedster for an aging 40 year old reached his peak grandpa. IMO Jagr was slow as molasses out there, not sure iggy will be much better. The Bs are slow and bulky enough just not sure I get the warm fuzzies about this
I think Iggy is 36 ... not even close to 40 yet. He reminds me alot of Recchi.
He is still more then twice the age of Seguin, twice as slow, and has peaked, there is no upside to his game.
So let's trade a 21 year old speedster for an aging 40 year old reached his peak grandpa. IMO Jagr was slow as molasses out there, not sure iggy will be much better. The Bs are slow and bulky enough just not sure I get the warm fuzzies about this
And only costing us 1 million base salary vs 5.75 million (for what? 1 goal in 22 playoff games?)
And I wouldnt go so far as to say he's "twice as slow".[/QUOTE
He may not be twice as slow but he is damn sure a lot slower with a lot less upside. And I agree this is about the dollars. This was more a business move then it was a smart move. And for the record Iggy was a far cry from a juggernaut in the playoffs. And while goals are nice you have to account for how players set up other players with their play. it's not always about goal scoring. Bottom line is the team is already pretty slow up front and just got both slower and older. And not a heluva lot more productive.
And, oh, just for the record ... we DID NOT trade Seguin for Iginla. We signed Iginla from the FA market. If you look at the Seguin deal, we received F Ericksson and 2 prospects for Seguin.
In essence it's exactly what we did, let me know if you really want to argue semantics.
Iggy coming to Boston is a match made in heaven. I just wish Crosby did not fill his head with BS prior to the trade deadline or we may have had another cup.
Iggy is the exact type of player Boston wants and needs. He still has gas in the tank and can play with anyone.
BTW someone mentioned he only had 1 point in the playoffs versus the Bruins...What did Sid and Malkin have??
I really dont wanna argue period, but you have been wrong on two/three accounts ... First you claimed Iginla was 40 yrs old (he's not) ... Secondly, you claimed that we traded a 21 year old stud Seguin for the "40 yr old" Iginla (we didnt do that either) ... Thirdly, you claim Iggy is twice as slow as Seguin (he's not that slow as you claim).
Iggy coming to Boston is a match made in heaven. I just wish Crosby did not fill his head with BS prior to the trade deadline or we may have had another cup.
Iggy is the exact type of player Boston wants and needs. He still has gas in the tank and can play with anyone.
BTW someone mentioned he only had 1 point in the playoffs versus the Bruins...What did Sid and Malkin have??
Ohhh so I got his age wrong excuse me and I did not say they swapped players. I never said Sgeuin was a stud and I did say twice as slow if you took that in the literal sense you are an idiot. Iggy is considerably slower the Seguin and the front line is slow enough. You are wise to not argue seem you know little about the team or the game