Iginla would 'consider' trade to playoff team

As the Colorado Avalanche continue to tumble, Jarome Iginla is open to exercising an escape option.

The veteran forward is in the final year of his contract with the last-place club, and, in advance of Wednesday's return to his long-time hockey home of Calgary, Iginla admitted he'd be open to waiving his no-movement clause in order to join a team with postseason aspirations.

"Yeah, I’d consider it," he said Tueday, per Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun. "I’d love to be in the playoffs and have that chance."

A chance at winning the Stanley Cup before he retires is what Iginla is referring to, of course. It's a goal he hasn't been as close to reaching since a 2004 final appearance with the Flames, and one he'd love to add to his Hall of Fame resume.

"That’s still the dream, and I think it’s still possible," he added "I would love to. I tell you, I’d really appreciate it. I realize over all the years how many good things have to come together and how fortunate all the people that win it are.

"So yeah, I’d love to do that. I still think it’s possible. All I can do is just keep playing and you keep trying to get better."

Iginla has managed only five goals and four assists in 37 games this season, and hasn't appeared in a playoff game since signing with the Avalanche in 2014.