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Originally Posted by Itse
Why?
Why would Iginla not want people to know which teams are on his list? Those are the teams he wants to play in. He wants all of those teams to make offers, and he is not interested in other teams offers. It's absolutely in his interest for the specific list to get out there. And it's not like it's a big secret.
As for the Flames, the situation is the same. They have their list, those are the teams they are going to deal with anyway. They want those teams to know, and they will certainly want the local medias in those cities to drum up the possibilities, for the fans to draw up fantasy lines etc.
I don't see a downside in letting the list out. It's a fair and open way to do business. It sounds very much like something the Flames and Iginla would do.
Heck, it even keeps us informed, and I would dare say that Iginla is the kind of guy that thinks about the fans here in Calgary. If he is leaving town, he propably doesn't want to do it as a surprise to everybody.
And the talk about the trade was going crazy anyway.
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It really depends whether Iginla is demanding a trade or if he's just told management that, if they feel they need to trade him, it has to be to one of those four teams. If he's still open to the possibility of re-signing in Calgary and playing out his career here, he wouldn't want anyone to confirm that there was ever a list of teams that he'd be willing to go to.
From the team's perspective, it's better to have Boston think they're in a bidding war with teams like New York and Montreal even if the truth is that those teams aren't even on the list.