FWIW, a Bruins' beat writer was on the radio and said the Bruins are upset because they were assured from the beginning that Iginla HAD ALREADY approved (past tense) a trade to Boston before negotiations got serious. The Bruins feel that Calgary gave Iginla a right of first refusal that wasn't in his contract AFTER Feaster told Chiarelli that the Bruins had "won" the bidding for Iginla.
And from that perspective, you can understand why they're upset. If Iginla had already approved a trade to Boston in the abstract and Feaster calls to tell you that the deal is done... what else do you have to do?
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