Jerome Iginla

[Brenton Williams]

Iginla has been mediocre all season and he was mediocre in the olympics. His intensity has been weak this year, as well as his finishing skills. I know Flames fans like to say he gets paid for his play come playoff time, but it's hard to defend the 7 million bucks he is earning this year.

 

[p_ink_y9]

i think bure deserves some credit for picking such a good team, this time it was people who wanted to play, and you could see it

 

[p_ink_y9]

oh crap, wrong thread sorry

 

[Dogbert*]

I don't get it, why is it only Flames fans coming to defend Iginla/Regehr? Everyone watched the same games, you can't make excuses for them just because they play for the team you follow.

They were both horrible, along with 90% of the team.

Doesn't everyone do that?

Iginla and Regehr were awful in the round-robin games, yes. Both played better in the game against Russia (I believe that I voiced, or typed, my opinion that Regehr was the best Canadian defenseman this afternoon), but it doesn't make up for it.

 

[Corto]

Iginla has been mediocre all season and he was mediocre in the olympics. His intensity has been weak this year, as well as his finishing skills. I know Flames fans like to say he gets paid for his play come playoff time, but it's hard to defend the 7 million bucks he is earning this year.

I'll be more interested in hearing the excuses if Calgary gets knocked out in round 1.

Iginla is a VERY, VERY good player. Who can play like an elite player. Just not on a consistant basis.
And that's what'll keep him a very good plaer who can sometimes play on an elite level, instead of simply an elite player.

 

[Phanuthier*]

oh crap, wrong thread sorry

No worries, doesn't seem like the past 10 posts have the right thread either.

 

[colonel_korn]

"Some guys believe in tape balls, or lucky shirts, or charmed sticks.

Luck? I don't believe in luck."

Too bad that effort and teamwork are required in the absence of luck, otherwise Iggy and Team Canada might have been in good shape.

(I'm not blaming him over any other member of the team by the way, I just wonder how long it'll take for Reebok to pull that ad along with the St Louis one - I saw the latter on TV about 3 hours after the game today and it made me feel like putting my foot through the screen. )

 

[Balej20*]

i think bure deserves some credit for picking such a good team, this time it was people who wanted to play, and you could see it

I agree

 

[MissTeeks]

Too bad that effort and teamwork are required in the absence of luck, otherwise Iggy and Team Canada might have been in good shape.

(I'm not blaming him over any other member of the team by the way, I just wonder how long it'll take for Reebok to pull that ad along with the St Louis one - I saw the latter on TV about 3 hours after the game today and it made me feel like putting my foot through the screen. )

Jarome is with Nike, not Reebok.