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Originally Posted by GirlySports
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I don't think King threw Jarome under the bus either and by the end of the interview, McCown got King to basically admit that the Flames were stupid.
The controversy is on Boston's side. That deal was done.
Why would they or any other team deal with the Flames again?
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The primetime sports roundtable today was pretty funny. Cox arguing that the Flames were stupid and let Iginla choose and McCown trying to argue that the Flames can't be that stupid and it was Iginla who reneged on an agreement that the Flames thought they had verbally.
How Cox explains the scenario step by step about Feaster and Chirelli was pretty funny and I believe pretty accurate. Have to agree with Cox here amazing, the Flames management ARE that stupid.
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When listening to the Chiarelli bit, Chiarelli did in fact say he likes Feaster and thinks a lot of him. He also goes on to say that although he thought he 'won the sweepstakes', he also goes on to say that 'this type of thing happens a lot more than people ever know, especially when players have NTCs'.
I think if there is a deal to be made, Chiarelli will definitely not hesitate to pull the trigger. At the very end of the interview, he also stated "I have never seen anything like this before as a GM in terms of how few players are available, and what the prices are."
I don't think the Flames management are 'stupid' either - I just think it was obvious they were allowing Jarome to pick what team he wanted to go to. Had it been Bouwmeester, or Sarich, or whomever else on the team, then I would be inclined to agree with the 'stupidity' angle. This was for Jarome - in part to thank him for his years of service, the fact that they probably do indeed want to retire his number at some point - but also for the loyal fans who probably do want to see Iginla raise the cup. Sure, I bet they wanted a better deal for him, no doubt, but it wasn't exactly like Boston's offer was that much better either. If it was, perhaps things would have played out differently.
I do believe the intent was to allow Jarome to pick his destination considering what he has meant to this organization for so many years, and in looking past at other 'greats' on the Flames like MacInnis, Nieuwendyk and Gilmour in particular that went on to leave in less than stellar terms. They wanted this one done right.
Let's see how they handle Bouwmeester now - expectations for a return are pretty high, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Flames asked for a list, and dealt with other teams outside his list and getting it leaked in the media if the offer is what they want much like they did to Regehr. Regehr didn't want to go to Buffalo, but after that media circus (and the owner flying in to see him personally) he decided to move on. Tough to go back onto your team after that happens.