Johnson weighs in:
Boston the most likely destination for Iginla
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...Morrow netted a prospect, defenceman Joe Morrow, and a swap of picks from Dallas. Would a bit more than that be enough to entice the Flames and satisfy yowling fans hereabouts?
The very fact the Bruins were also heavily involved in the Morrow bidding further indicates that, for the moment at least, Calgary’s demands — a pick and a prospect? a pick, a prospect and a player off the roster? — might be slightly out of whack with reality.
So with the trade deadline bearing down on us, of the three remaining destinations on Iginla’s reported list, Boston shapes up as the most likely.
But, as hard as it might be to believe given the whirling tempest of speculation, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll wind up there, or anywhere else, by April 3rd.
We may still find ourselves asking the Will-He-Stay-or-Will-He-Go? question as late as late June.
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He convincingly explains why Pittsburgh isn't likely at all (why break up the best line in hockey, or move Neal off Malkin's wing?), why Chicago isn't either (would Iginla want to move to left wing?), and why LA won't overpay (they don't need to).
I'm guessing 50% Iginla doesn't get moved, 40% he gets moved for far less than fans expect (and Feaster is burned in effigy), 10% the Flames get their 1st, one high-end prospect, and one second-tier prospect.