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Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty
They thought Iginla will waive the NTC to go to Boston, they weren't offering Pitts as an option before Iginla rejected Boston.
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According to King, that's not true.
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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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Think of it like this: you show up at a bar with your buddy and you point out 4 women you'd be willing to go home with. At closing time, 3 of them make it clear that they're into you. Do you have to go with the first one who showed interest, or do you get to pick your favorite of those 3?
If only the Bruins had made an acceptable offer and he'd still refused to accept the trade, I'd agree with your point, but that's not what happened. Iginla was contractually allowed to make the final decision, and he never agreed to give up that right. I wouldn't have either. There's no reason to limit yourself to the 9 until you find out whether the 10 is interested.