If You Still Respect Jarome Iginla, You're Crazy

Jarome Iginla knows he’s running out of time to win the Stanley Cup. It was what motivated Iginla to push the Calgary Flames to trade him to Pittsburgh and when that didn’t work out, it led to him signing a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins for the 2013-14 campaign.

So while the fact that the Colorado Avalanche were offering the 37-year-old forward a three-year deal was obviously a factor, Iginla also chose them because he feels he can finally fulfill his desire to lift the Cup with his new teammates. (via ProHockeyTalk)

 I feel like this needs to be addressed. Jarome Iginla is everything that is wrong with sports today. This bullshit trend of hoping from team to team because you want to win a championship before you end your career has to be the single worst thing in the history of sports. Lebron dumped Cleveland for a super team in Miami. Now everyone's watching Carmelo as he basically goes around the country like he's shopping for a used car trying to pick out the best wagon to tie himself to and hope he ends up with a ring. How is this where we're at right now? Like that's not even sports. It's no longer competition. It's like having the best kids at recess pick their own teams and dominate everyone in kickball. It's stupid, and everyone's just okay with it because it let's everyone know ahead of time who to root for so that no one has to route for a losing team. It's the softest thing in the world. But for the most part it has been left out of hockey.
Listen before this whole debacle, Iggy is probably top 5 most respected active players in the league today. He stuck it out with the flames for countless horrible seasons, only ever coming close a handful of times. He basically has a spot in the hall of fame for sure and he will always be regarded as one of the best of our time. But you know what? None of that matters to me anymore. Basically renting himself to the Penguins before the playoffs was a sad attempt, topped only by then taking his talents to Boston the next year because they obviously always have a good shot. And now he figures he'll try his hand in the west with the hot new-look Avs with all that young talent? Just pathetic dude.
Honestly, i'd be okay with all the team changing if this was just a dude who wanted to keep playing the game as he got on in years. Look at Jagr. Dude's still going. After his prime in Pitt, Jags has been jumping from team to team for the last 10+ years. Aside from the Bruins in 2013, he didn't play for any team that anyone though had much of a shot. I'm talking Caps, Rangers, Flyers, Stars, and Devils. And you know what? He made every single one of those teams better than they should have been. I can respect that every day of the week. That's a guy with a competitive spirit who just wants to play a little more hockey. Everyone always says that Iginla has everything else, and now he just wants a cup. Well that's great for Jarome. I want to win a Stanley Cup too. But I can't just sign a contract with the Blackhawks and get a ring. It doesn't work that way.
I love sports. I love watching sports. It's always great to see a guy who has been waiting forever to win get what he deserves. But at this point I don't think Jarome Iginla would be one of those guys anymore. So good luck. I hope you get your trophy. Just don't be surprised if doesn't feel the way you thought it would.