Iggy: Best To Move On?

[jaromeyI]

No they don't, IMO. The Avs will take a step back, it's inevitable. Everyone on that roster had career years. The Wild caught lightning in a bottle in the playoffs.

When you have the Kings (who are still pretty young), the Hawks (who are the Hawks), the Ducks (who are only getting better) and the Sharks (they are still good) that you have to leap frog? No chance.

add Dallas to that list. and probably St. Louis, now. the west is insane.

 

[dilldog]

Happy Canada Day and Happy Birthday Iggy! Hope you get a nice birthday gift.

 

[BostonBob]

Iggy Signs With Colorado

from tsn.ca:

The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Jarome Iginla.

In 78 games with the Boston Bruins in 2013-2014, Iginla scored 30 goals and added 31 assists with a plus-34 rating. The Bruins were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens.

The 36-year-old is coming off a one-year contract that paid him $1.8 million base salary with performance bonuses that reportedly paid him an additional $3.7 million. In 1310 career games with the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Bruins, Iginla has 560 goals and 607 assists for 1167 points.

Iginla has won the Maurice Richard Trophy (2002, 2004), the Art Ross Trophy (2002) and is a six-time All-Star. He's also captured two Olympic gold medals with Team Canada in 2002 and 2010. Although, the Stanley Cup still eludes him.

Iginla was originally selected by the Dallas Stars in the first round (11th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[qc]

I'm sad he's gone, but I'm glad Chia didn't give him a 3 year deal. The salary is not too bad at all considering today's happenings throughout the league.. but 3 years is a big risk for a 37 year old.

Good luck, gentle Jarome. You were wildly unappreciated in this town for the most part.

 

[GloveSave1]

Interesting. Good fit. Good luck to him.

It's for the best.

 

[DitClapper]

Pretty cool to think we saw two of the greatest of this era wear the spoked B: Jagr and Iginla

 

[Samkow]

Sorry guys. Too much going on and this got merged with a random thread. I'll open a new Iggy thread.

Closed.