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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Agreed, but I'm just saying that if Iginla walks - the world goes on. I think fans are really worried about that scenario playing out as the worst thing that could happen.
I view him re-signing here and this cycle of mediocrity continuing as the worst case scenario.
Particularly if they over-pay him.
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My concern is that the if the Flames do want Iginla to re-sign what other choice do they have but to overpay him? At this point it's not even a question of dollars. It's a question of whether the organization wants to move on or not. If their answer is no, then I don't think they would bother letting Iginla walk over the difference between $6mil and $5mil per season (or similar figures).
If the Flames want Iginla to stay, Iginla has all leverage in a contract negoiation and can squeeze the Flames for a lot of extra dough, IMO.