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Originally Posted by The Big Thirsty
I get the feeling, and it's just my personal feeling, that management will never trade Iginla. They know the divorce is inevitable, but would rather Iginla be the one that serves the papers so public perception isn't that they shipped him out of town. I don't think the owners of this team have much faith that fan support will be there if they are the ones that initiate the rebuild.
I also think the Flames fans would be much more accepting of a rebuild than the owners think. This isn't the 90's anymore. Lots of parity and a team can go from bottom to top in 3 years (unless you are the Oilers) with the proper management in place.
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I agree with the bottom. I hope the top isn't true. I think Iginla understands the situation the Flames are in and will either commit to a contract extension or suggest a trade if the Flames aren't in it come the deadline.
If we aren't in it and he isn't signing he might as well get traded to a cup contender now and have one more year to get the cup.
If he gets injured near the deadline or if the Flames are a bubble team and he still wants to give us a chance then perhaps we lose him for nothing. It isn't impossible we lose him for nothing. But I think the Flames are either out and we trade him, or we are in and we sign him.