Help Terry Frei find another job

I'll use this as my first piece of evidence in the prosecution of Terry Frei as to his unworthiness at being a hockey columnist for ESPN.

In this article Mr. Frei goes on at length (he is likely paid by the word) about what a wonderful idea it would be to 're-boot' the NHL and have a new draft. His first fantasy suggstion is that the Rangers pick Jarome Iginla.

This is what passes for hockey journalism by Mr. Frei. An extended fantasy sequence where existing contracts don't need to be honoured, and where franchise players like Iginla are passed around like blonde teenagers in a holding cell.

He even seems to understand at some level that with so few players currently under contract, we are going to have the biggest open-season on free agents ever anyway -but he clings to the fantasy indicating it's purpose would drive fan interest back to the game.

Puh-lease. If Iginla were stripped from the Flames, would anyone sign up for season tix? What logic is their in denying the Flames the services of Iggy Pop when they have already gone to the effort to sign him to a contract.

My guess is this is more Rangers fan-tasy, finding some way, anyway, to get the best player in the game to play for NY.