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Originally Posted by Samiz
I'm not close to being old enough for when Nieuwendyk was traded for Iggy. But would you folks who were around back then say that it is a similar situation to this? What was the reaction then?
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Different situation. Nieuwendyk was holding out and the Flames were reluctant to re-sign him to what he wanted, partially due to his wonky back that kept him out of the first two playoff games against San jose the season before.
I think that Fleury's contract was up as well, and the Flames had to choose.
The reaction at the time was doom and gloom. The Flames were awful in October of the 95-96 season, not winning a game until Halloween I think. The trade happened in December. Corey Millen also came to Calgary in that deal and actually played well.
At least that's how I remember it.