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Originally Posted by Slava
Well admittedly I only read the highlights of the presser, so the inflections and such aren't there. I'm not sure what you would have him do though? He had to have Iginla sign off, and Chiarelli knew that. He also said that he's dealt players with NMCs before and knows its hard; fact is that if Iginla has decided on Boston he would've made the deal though.
No one wants to see how sausage is made I guess. Its not pretty and I'm sure its somewhat cut-throat.
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It just doesn't pay to ##### where you eat, and Feaster has to work with these GMs all the time. Making Chiarelli looks like a fool enough that he felt he had to call a presser about a deal he didn't complete; that's not going to help Jay make deals going forward. He didn't go so far as to insult Jay directly, but if you read between the lines it's pretty clear that he's not happy with Jay's conduct in the matter.
If I were him I wouldn't worry though. I'm sure Feaster will let him fleece the Flames doubly hard at the next opportunity.