Based on what they were saying, I think they did one. They said he was retiring as a Calgary Flame.No 1-day contract?
We'll never know. All Burke said was he and Treliving were considering Iggy & Jagr, doesn't mean Iggy would have agreed to play here.Also apparently it was between Iginla and Jagr last season.
I wish we would've signed Iggy but I'm not sure I would've liked seeing him go out in one of the worst seasons we've had to endure. Could he have moved the needle and gotten us to the playoffs with his leadership and helped us where GG didn't?
We'll never know. All Burke said was he and Treliving were considering Iggy & Jagr, doesn't mean Iggy would have agreed to play here.
Yeah, with his limited options, I could see him agreeing to play here, but a couple years ago I know that wasn't what he (or most of the fans) would have wanted. What we'll never know is if the Iggy experiment would have been any more successful than the Jagr one. Sounds like that hip was really bothering him even while he was still playing.I was actually told this by someone who works for the team earlier this week and the fact that it was confirmed today sort of proves he was legit. He said that there was actually some bad blood between Iggy and Tre after they went with Jagr. Obviously it's all sorted now but he said Iginla would have 100% signed here given the opportunity.
“Jarome was one of the most competitive guys I’d ever seen in my life. Anything that was going on, he wanted to win,” recalled longtime teammate Robyn Regehr, second to Iginla among the Flames’ career leaders in games played. “We used to play this ridiculous computer game called Age of Empires. We’d play it on the plane. Technology wasn’t what it is now, so we would have wires running everywhere, duct-taped to the ground so they wouldn’t trip anyone as they were walking around.
“Denis Gauthier was really, really good at this game. I wasn’t that great, Denis was awesome, and I would say that Jarome and Craig started as average. But they didn’t stay average for very long. I heard from sources — reliable sources — that Craig was hiding in his bathroom, reading these books about how to improve his Age of Empires strategy, and Jarome was always sending him stuff.”
Pittsburgh forgot he played for them, Boston's still pissed he didn't choose them in the first place.Nothing from Boston or Pittsburgh
You watch your mouth Reggie, nothing ridiculous about Age of Empires!
Even the Dallas Stars tweeted something nice about himPittsburgh forgot he played for them, Boston's still pissed he didn't choose them in the first place.
I doubt they'd do it the same night. I'm sure both Iggy and Kipper would prefer it that way, but the fans would want to celebrate each player individually.Theory time: A few months back, Kipper had some telephone interviews with Ryan Leslie and he mentioned that he was planning a trip to Calgary soon. Could we maybe see both jerseys retired sometime next season? Perhaps on the same night?
I doubt they'd do it the same night. I'm sure both Iggy and Kipper would prefer it that way, but the fans would want to celebrate each player individually.
Doesn't Kipper just live in Okotoks, or is he back in Finland now?