First and foremost, I support Iginla as the captain of the Flames and hope he stays in Calgary. If Iginla wants the trade then I would be more than willing to cheer for him. However, I am disgusted to see people trying to run him out of town. He deserves more respect than that.
Having said all that, if this is going to happen, I would only hope that he goes to Boston. I think his style of play would be a huge boost to the Bruins and give them a great chance to win him the cup. I also like the symmetry of the Bruins pulling off a "Ray Bourque story" for another team's franchise player. The third reason I like the idea of the Bruins is because Weisbrod would give us the inside track on being able to get the best return possible.
If the trade is successful and leads to Iginla winning the cup then the first round pick we get back will be the worst possible first round pick that we can have. Personally, I would rather go for prospects and Weisbrod would have the knowledge of the Bruins system to help pick who we want back. It also helps that the Bruins are pretty rich in talented prospects, thus making them a better trade partner. Target something with two or more of Spooner/Caron/Knight/1st in the package coming back and we would be doing pretty good. Max Sauve would be a good choice as well.
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