Puck Daddy chats with Jarome Iginla about push for 500 goals

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Unofficially, Jarome Iginla's first NHL goal came against Ed Belfour during Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals in 1996 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Iginla tallied the only Flames goal in a 2-1 three-overtime loss to the Blackhawks that ended the series in a sweep. He played two games for Calgary in those playoffs. The following year, Iginla scored his official first NHL goal in the Flames' second game, on the way to a 21-goal, 50-point rookie campaign. There have been 41 NHL players that have reached the 500-goal mark in their career, and Iginla is the next player in line for the feat as he sits on 498. It's been a storied career for the 34-year-old Iginla. After being part of the trade that sent Joe Nieuwendyk to the Dallas Stars in 1995 — four months after he was drafted No. 11 overall -- Iginla developed into one of the NHL's best forwards: hitting the 50-goal mark twice, winning an Art Ross Trophy, the Maurice Richard Trophy twice...