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Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty
Again, that doesn't make sense. Boston was on his list, he was informed that deal with Boston has been made, period. There should have been no other option.
Giving Iginla 3 deals to choose from is ridiculous. What is he choosing? Players coming back don't matter to him at all. He either played them knowing he only accepts Pittsburgh or he changed his mind after telling them he's OK with 4 teams. Giving him names of players that are coming back to "choose from" is ridiculous.
He was choosing teams, not deals, and okayed Boston, then changed his mind.
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I don't get why it's so hard to understand. Iginla has an NMC. He gave a list of 4 teams in which he's "willing" to waive his NMC to to go. That doesn't mean he has waived his NMC. Iginla has no way of knowing whether the teams that are on his list are interested in him, and as matter of fact, only 3 out of the 4 teams on his list made an offer. All three offers were "acceptable" offers to the Flames. So Feaster then went to Iginla and told Iginla about Boston's offer. Iginla probably asked whether there were other teams on his list that made an offer and Feaster must have told Iginla that the Penguins also made an acceptable offer. Iginla then decided that he preferred the Penguins and Feaster had to and or chose to comply.
As for your other points, I'm not sure if Iginla knew what the exact offer from each team were and I'm not sure if Iginla necessarily "changed his mind." Fact is that Iginla had an NMC. If he wanted to know what players were coming back in return before he waived his NMC, Feaster had to comply. That makes sense since Iginla wants to win a Cup and he wouldn't be too happy if a player coming back in return was a player that hurt his chances of winning the Cup with his new team. Also, Iginla only give a list of teams he was willing to accept a trade to. That doesn't mean he didn't have a preference and that doesn't mean he won't push for his preference. Again, Iginla held all the power.