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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
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Originally Posted by devo22
I don't think you can compare Iggy's situation to the Nieuwendyk trade. Nieuwendyk was 29 at the time, the Stars knew that Joe would be huge factor for the Stars for at least another 5 years. Iginla is 35, and although I'm sure he can still get you 25-30 goals and 60-65 points in the right environment, teams won't fork out for him what we got for Nieuwendyk back then IMO. We won't get an impact player like Iginla this time ... you have to settle for a bit less. A good prospect (who f.e. can play 2nd line in the future), a project and a late 1st would be fine for me. If the Bruins give up something like Spooner, Grzelcyk and their 1st, I'd be all over it.
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I agree, you can't really compare the Nieuwendyk situation to the Iginla situation and Nieuwendyk was a lot younger and not going as a rental.
Eric. D. nails the rest of it though. Typically, deals for rentals yield very little return after all is said and done.
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Why did the trade talks between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks over the rights to Roberto Luongo go off the rails? Largely because of Vancouver’s insistence that Nazem Kadri should be included in the deal and Toronto’s unwillingness to part with a player they believed had a significant upside. In the end, they were both right – the Canucks for trying to pry Kadri away, the Leafs for refusing to meet their asking price.
But it illustrates a potential stumbling block in these types of negotiations. They can end in a stalemate if the two sides get stubborn and dig in. If the Flames can’t get a Kadri in any Iginla deal and are only offered a collection of Angelo Espositos, what do they do then? It’s a tough call.
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I know some people say that anything is better than nothing, but I don't necessarily agree. If you are fairly certain that the "anything" is going to amount to nothing anyway, then it just doesn't matter. You might as well stick to your guns and not get pushed over - the long term implications are worse if you do. Every GM in the league will just hold out waiting for you to cave in the future if they know you give in easily.