Based on what's been said, if we're speculating on anything I think the safe bet is that Iginla had several teams that he was considering but ultimately wanted final say when he'd arrived at a final decision.
I think it's also safe to conclude the organization felt obligated to respect his wishes based on his long tenure here and ultimately dealt him to where he wanted to go. Both out of respect, and at the end of the day, the terms of the contract they gave him.
Talk about forcing him to accept a trade etc just seems really disingenuous imo.
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