Patrick Roy says Avalanche too focused on Iginla's 600th

Patrick Roy would like to see Jarome Iginla's 600th goal arrive naturally.

The Colorado Avalanche coach criticized his team for deferring far too often to Iginla, whose now pressing to reach the milestone plateau having been held off the scoresheet for three games now.

"I guess we focused more in seeing (Iginla score) that 600th instead of playing our game," Roy said after Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Calgary Flames, according to Mike Chambers of the Denver Post.

"We had a few good chances and we tried to pass the puck to him instead of bringing it to the net. For example, (Alex) Tanguay is all alone in front of the net and he's trying a little (pass) to (Iginla)."

Intentional or not, it's natural for Iginla's teammates to seek him out, especially in Saturday's clash versus Calgary - his organization for 16 seasons.

But like Roy, Iginla doesn't want that special treatment.

"It's not like there's one game left in the year and we've already made the playoffs," he said. "We've talked about it. It's not (about) looking for me. Play normal and if anything, you can use me as a decoy. There's a lot of time to get (600)."

Iginla's next chance - likely on fewer looks - will come Monday versus the Los Angeles Kings.