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Originally Posted by valo403
Just to be clear, the Flames options were a) make the deal, or b) get nothing. Nobody was upping their offers to a team that had no options.
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What made this specific deal the only deal they could accept?
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Originally Posted by valo403
Calgary was not in a position to hold out. What was going to change in 5 days? There was one team here who was risking getting nothing, that team doesn't have the luxury of waiting around.
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What would change in 5 days was the Penguins having more pressure to get the player they wanted on their team before the deadline.
The Penguins were risking not getting Iginla in the deal.
And unless Iginla is a liar the Flames had other options with other teams.