Music: {allcanada} IGINLA TO FLAMES FANS: "I DID MY BEST"

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

{allcanada} IGINLA TO FLAMES FANS: "I DID MY BEST"

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Movie)

The Calgary Herald looks ahead to next week's much-anticipated homecoming of Jarome Iginla as his Boston Bruins will take on the Flames at the Saddledome.

"Going back," Iginla said, "makes me realize how fast the time does go. I remember older players telling me that when I was young and I was like 'Yeah, whatever.' Now I'm telling 26-year-olds the same thing! They're telling me 'Ah, I'll only play until I'm 31 or 32.' And I'm like 'OK, we'll see.' Funny, the way your perspective shifts.

"I hope the reaction is positive. I mean, I did my best. As a team, we did our best. We didn't win a Cup, but I played as hard as I could, we played as hard as we could.

"I enjoyed my time in Calgary. I can't say that enough. It was awesome. This game coming up is probably one of those I'll look back on later, one of the memories I'll take from my career. My first NHL game was in Calgary. My first goal was there. It's obviously a very, very special place to me. Always will be.

"So I don't want to over-think it or over-build-it-up in my head. I want to relax. I just want to soak it all in."

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Remastered Edition (Cartoon)