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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
I am balking at the process because of the return we got.
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It's a 2 team market. You don't exactly get good returns when all you have to do is beat one team. There's no good way to start a bidding war, especially when the other person is Chiarelli, who's not exactly known to be a high stakes gambler for rentals. Both sides likely knew the mentality of the other.
Or in Pittsburgh's case, alter your team to be more attractive to the player. Iginla had a lot of power in this since he got last say and Pittsburgh made their pitch not to Feaster, but to Iginla by providing him an amazingly attractive position on the team. They altered the market such that they could offer a lower return to the Flames than normal since they just had to win over Iginla enough that, should he be aware that two teams had offers on him (which would be a massive failure on his agent's behalf if they didn't inquire), he'd pick one as long as it didn't destroy the team...if he was aware of the difference in offers at all.