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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
We can rehash deals for pending UFAs at the deadline if you like, but this return is barely more than what Nashville paid for Paul Gaustad.
I wasn't expecting a Tkachuk or Hossa deal, but at least something that doesn't embarrass your franchise.
I was hoping for a return like the Guerin deal or Campbell deal (of which Iginla is a better player at this point).
We fell short.
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How many times does this need to be explained?
This wasn't a bidding war.
Iggy wanted to go to the Pens, he had a NTC, and that made the options almost nil.
If you were expecting a better return because of a bidding war, you don't understand the optics of what happened.
He has an expiring contract, wanted to go to one team and that vastly effected the return.