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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
I really don't understand the reaction Feaster is getting on the return. It is clear that they only had a few teams to work with as per Iginla's list. Pittsburgh was offering the most of all the teams Iginla was willing waive his NTC for.
What would a "good" GM have done differently? Said "pretty pretty please give us more than that"??
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The trouble is probably the low odds the Flames have acquired a future top line player in this deal, let alone a key piece in the franchise moving forward.
However, the more I think about this, the more I think the deal smacks of the Flames working to accommodate Jarome's first option: a trade to Pittsburgh where he can play alongside the best player in the world. And it seems to me the only reason they would do that is that the deal they got was the best they could given the teams they had to work with, or they are doing their best to maintain good relations with Iginla so that he will sign back in Calgary after he wins a cup in Pittsburgh.
Would anyone be too upset with this return if Jarome came back in the summer with a SC ring?