Iggy Iggy Iggy!

Sure, the Flames may be done for the season. While still alive mathematically, their 'magic number' is down to 3, meaning that any combination of points won by the Blackhawks and missed points by the Flames totalling three, and they're out.  And with the Blackhawks having five games left, it seems likely they'll be able to secure those points.

But that doesn't mean there isn't a reason to watch the Flames play.  Last night was the Jarome Iginla show, as the Captain scored two goals and an assist, and more impressively, recorded his 1,000th career NHL point.  With a vintage Iggy goal, number 12 was able to pot his 39th of the season from the top of the circle on a break away.

I'm glad team management decided not to follow the suggestion of many fans in December and January, those fans who felt Iginla should be traded because his best days were behind him.  True, he'll probably never score 50 again, but as he's currently 4th in goals, and 6th in scoring, it's clear he's still on of the league's top offensive threats.

Had Iginla been traded, the team might have been able to secure a high draft pick, or perhaps a couple of fine prospects, but we wouldn't have been watching a team flirt with the playoff these past three months; we'd have been watching a team like the Colorado Avalanche, or worse, like the Edmonton Oilers.  Teams in free fall, hoping there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

The 'heart and soul' of the team, Iginla is without a doubt the major reason the Flames have even a sniff of a playoff spot right now, and one of the few reasons anybody is still watching this team with any interest.  I'm glad he's still apart of the Calgary Flames, I'm glad I was able to see him score his 1,000th point in a Flames jersey, and I'm hopeful the situation will be unchanged next year.  That way I'll be able to see him score his 500th goal, hopefully in the Dome, again in a Flames jersey.
-TheRev

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