Captain Iggy
Is there currently a better captain in the league? I mean, this guy can do it all - Scoring, passing, grinding, hitting, fighting and most importantly, he does all this while being a great leader and teacher to the rest of the team. He’s also regarded by his peers in the NHL (not just his teammates) as one of the classiest guys in the league.
Last night he treated the 19,000+ fans in the Saddledome to an outstanding show - demonstrating how skilled of a player he is by scoring a natural hat trick against the Minnesota Wild. With only 8 games remaining in the season (all against Northwest division rivals), Jarome Iginla knew how important this game was and he brought his “A” game. Everyone else on the team seemed to follow suit as the effort displayed was fantastic. This is what a great leader does… Lead by example.
With only 2 weeks left in the regular season, Jarome Iginla has my vote for the league’s MVP.
March 24th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I know I called him out for going invisible against Columbus the other night, and it would seem he’s responded to me. That was a dominant effort, and along with Kipper’s performance, won the game for the Flames. As Iginla goes, so go the Flames. I hope Saturday’s game was an indication of what’s to come down the stretch and into the playoffs.
(Props to Dion on that beauty of a shorthanded goal on Saturday as well!)