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Originally Posted by gargamel
According to King, that's not true.
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.
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That bolded part is true and I think that is what King was getting at, but also according to King, they were quite certain they had a deal with the Bruins and that is where Iginla was being sent. It seems quite obvious that something wasn't communicated between Iginla/Meehan to the Flames. The Flames obviously thought that they had Iginla's word that any of those 4 teams were acceptable.
Whose fault it was for the miscommunication is definitely up for debate, but we are talking about Meehan here. This guy is about as sneaky as they come and has a lot of influence over his clients (he twice had Iginla hold out during contract negotiations). I know we are all thankful for the many years of service from Iginla and I appreciate that he is a nice guy, but he has always looked out for #1.