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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Shame on me for commenting in this thread after only getting the 'gist' of it by other comments.
I don't see a point where KK 'throws Iginla under the bus'.
Seems to have happened just like my own speculation on it:
1) Flames asked Jarome if he would waive.
2) Jarome said yes
3) Jarome provided 4 teams he would have gone to
4) Flames received 3 offers from the 4 teams on that list
5) Flames told Iginla which teams were interested
6) Jarome picked Pittsburgh
While the OP said: "Ken King would want the list in writing next time", I took it as for the remainder of all the NTC/NMC. King also went on to say that he isn't sure that would have changed the outcome anyways.
Sure sounds like it was the Flames accommodating Jarome's wishes in going to the team he felt he had the best chance at winning with (and there is no way there is a bigger favorite out there right now).
Glad I really listened to the whole thing. The big 3 points I got out of it was:
1) Flames were willing to move Jarome to whatever team he MOST wanted to go to, and that Jarome did in fact prefer Pitts over Boston, but WAS WILLING to go to Boston if there was no interest from Pittsburgh.
2) Ken King went out of his way a number of times to say how great Jarome was, what he meant to the organization, and so forth.
3) Flames are kick-starting their rebuild.
Very little 'controversy' here. I feel you REALLY have to over-think some comments and put your own spin to see it. Just what I got out of it. Maybe I take too many things at face-value, but I don't see him 'throwing Jarome under the bus' or having Jarome 'hold them at gunpoint' and nixing a trade. Ken King was very clear that the Flames received 3 'good offers' and then approached Jarome as to which team he was willing to go to.
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Unlikely, as it doesn't make sense. Why would Iginla care "which offer is the best and choose one" if he gave 4 teams he would go to? Makes zero sense for him to even look at trades. He looks and Boston deal and thinks "Bartkowski? No way I am getting traded for this guy?" I don't think so.
So the point 5 is "Flames told Iginla there's a deal with Boston and asked him to formally waive his NTC and Iggy said I don't want to go to Boston I want to go to Pittsburgh"