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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Feaster was too lenient with the player IMO, and got burned......at least that's what it sounds like to me. He is supposed to get the list in writing and have the player sign off on it, sounds like he didn't do that. Once that happens, the player is completely out of the process and you try you get the best deal while negotiating with the teams on the list.
Because the player didn't sign off on his list, he still had all the power and at some point Iginla decided he really wanted to go to Pittsburgh......maybe that's where he wanted to go from the beginning, but still gave Jay other options in case Pittsburgh wasn't all that interested, or to at least give Jay a little leverage in negotiations.
Of course, it is possible that Iggy agreed to waive, but wouldn't agree to sign off on a list.
It's really hard to place blame on anybody in this situation, without knowing all the facts. Of course, that isn't going to stop most people here though.
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That's pretty much the way i see it also. Some have mentioned that maybe Iggy would not sign the letter but i have a hard time believing that. It was standard protocol and i doubt it would have offended Iggy. Flames messed up, and my bet is Mehaan saw it from the begining. It did not help that during the 2-3 week wait, that Pitt went on an incredible win streak, a win streak without Malkin and even Letang for a handful of games. If Boston had gone on that win streak and Pitt went 5-4 like Boston did things might have been reveresed.
I also don't believe that the flames thought both proposals were close to each other. I know they said they did but it really does not look like it. Each of the 2 players individualy, from the Boston proposal as an asset value have more value than either player coming back from the Pitt deal.
I put no blame on this situation on Iggy. He did not have to submit a list and could have played out the season and left for nothing. The flames could have gotten a better return if they just did their due diligence.