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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
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.
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How can you be CERTAIN that the "anything" is going to amount to nothing? That makes no sense. It's not like Iginla is worth late round picks and 4th line scrubs. He's likely going to go for at least a late first round pick.
You seem to think that there is only one team willing to trade for Iginla and that one team is offering something like a 3rd round pick take it or leave it or worse, and if Feaster accepts it he's going to be seen as a pushover. That's just silly. There will certainly be more than one team willing to trade for Iginla. While I'm not suggesting that there is going to be some sort of high-stakes bidding war, there will be offers and Feaster coming right out and saying he's going to trade Iginla on Iginla's list and he's going to go to the team who offers the most. If Feaster then accepts what ends up to be the best offer, that does not make him a pushover. It's like asking contractors to submit their bids and then accepting the best offer.
If the Flames decide to trade Iginla, it's not going to be "We're only going to trade Iginla if the deal makes sense" but "We'll trade him for the best available package".