Flames take care of business

[jonny]

The Flames actually managed to sign Iginla for a two year $13 million dollar deal. Yay. Now to wait for 2004...

[James]

Its about damn time!

[Rydog]

yeah i just heard that too. that's kick ass. too many people are saying that he's not worth it, but I disagree. i think in order to keep a team alive for at least another two years, it's a small price to pay. tic sales should hopefully go up too since we actually have a 'marquee' player again. fuck i love hockey!!

[Ben]

YAY IGILNA!!!!!

[importadrenelin]

Thank god, if they didn't have him and I watched a Flames game and didn't see my brown friend skating around my ass would be chapped

[sexualbanana]

i odn't think he's worth that much because he proved he was a good player, but he hasn't proved that he could do it consistently yet. u never know, it could've been a fluke

[Hakkola]

I'm sorry, but when you get 100 points it's not a fluke. You obviously don't know hockey very well.

However, that doesn't mean he will do it again, what a lot of the pro's do is play half assed until the year their contract is up, this is when they shine, so they can score big on a new contract. If he's like most of the rest of the elite players he won't try as hard now that he has the contract and will likely have an average season.

[GT2NV]

youve gotta be a damn good player to be one of the top scorers in the league when your stuck with the flames.... imagine if he actually played with some good players , like detroit, hed kick some ass

[James]

Originally posted by Hakkola
I'm sorry, but when you get 100 points it's not a fluke. You obviously don't know hockey very well.

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Yeah Gavin dosnt know Hockey very well,( He knows it though) He proves this by coming in last in all of our hockey pools!

[MYKN]

Thats sure some good news..I thought for sure we would have lost him this year..anyways im just happy we will have hockey in calgary for at least another 2 years

[Ed the SOHC]

I'm glad they signed him... it seems like everytime we release a player, he ends up doing better somewhere else.

[LowRiderHD2000]

Did anyone buy season tickets this year???

[max_boost]

He is definitely worth the money.
Down to earth guy who spends lots of time with various charities etc.
What do you define as consistent? 10 years ago, 90pts was nothing, you had guys scoring 70goals and 150points.

Iggy has scored at least 28goals, 4 years in a row. That is a definite good sign. 25 years old, scoring champion, rocket richard trophy, lester b pearson and most of all, THE ONLY FLAME TO EVER LEAD THE LEAGUE IN SCORING.

Calgary can't afford Iggy, they will die with or without him, might as well die with him haha

[Big_Six_Boy]

I haven't heard the official news yet, but "$13 Million over 2 years"?!?!? Is that in US funds??? Wow, I didn't think they Flames would bend over backwards like that...
I thought he shoulda just took the $5.5/year that Calgary was initially offering him. Now I fear he's gonna play half-assed for 2003, then kick it up a notch for 2004...

Remember what happend with Roman Turek after signing his contract? He started dogging it the very next game, and hasn't picked up since then...

[Hakkola]

Exactly, it's a well known practice. My friends dad is scout for Columbus Blue jackets so I know all about this kind of stuff. It's a really good idea to look at which players contracts are up at the end of the season to make picks for your pools. I think Iggy will have a good season, but he won't lead the league in scoring. As for him not playing with good players that's false. Marc savard was high in the point standings, I think it was him anyway. Defence is so tight nowadays that one man on his own can't possibly carry a team unless he's a goaltender. One person can make a difference, but they can't have a hundred point season without any help. However, there is a small chance that Iggy will be a good man and continue to work hard after scoring big, but I doubt there are many players left in the NHL like that, they know if they play as hard as they can every day their career's won't be as long due to putting too much strain on their bodies.

Ohh, and yes, that's 13 million in american funds over 2 years. So basically that's like 9 million Canadian a year, minus lawyer fee's and taxes, he's got something like 5 million a year in the bank plus incentives and many from companies like Nike who's products he uses and promotes...

[BarryBeach]

He wont play half assed, this is a guy that has averaged more then 30 goals the last 4 seasons, He's not a person that is in hockey for the money.
Last season there was an autograph sighing at the westin hotel, with a couple other flames. The flames PR rep's told him it was time to go ... he said "there's still people in line" they said "time to go now!" so He said "no"

He stayed there for 2 1/2 hours later by himself ... 'cause he wanted to have everyone walk away happy .... now that's an athlete

[Tha_Shot_Caller]

Let me just say now that even with the addition of their only decent player, the Flames are already done. They should get ready for another disappointing season!

[lammer]

Originally posted by Tha_Shot_Caller
Let me just say now that even with the addition of their only decent player, the Flames are already done. They should get ready for another disappointing season!

yeah flames are done...but if they are they will knock edmonton our of the playoffs again HAHAH!

[Tha_Shot_Caller]

Originally posted by lammer


yeah flames are done...but if they are they will knock edmonton our of the playoffs again HAHAH!

Nope, the Oilers are gonna role over your pathetic pretty boys and give you yet another reason to be embarrassed to be from Calgary!

[turkeysilk]

Originally posted by Tha_Shot_Caller


Nope, the Oilers are gonna role over your pathetic pretty boys and give you yet another reason to be embarrassed to be from Calgary!

Even though Turkeysilk resides in Calgary, he is going to have to agree with Tha_Shot_Caller. The Edmonton Oilers simply run a better ship than the Calgary Flames do. I don't know if thats been going on for a while, but it is painfully clear at this point in time.