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Originally Posted by DazzlinDino
In other words, in the scheme of things Iggy made a business decision to go to Pittsburgh and Ken King and the Flames got the low end of the bargain once again.. Flames probably should have started shopping Iggy around 3 years ago and held out for the best overall deal. Because we waited until the last minute we really didn't have leverage in terms of a good return. This is one reason I think we should hold on to Bouwmeester until we absolutely get the best deal. We can't afford to trade him for another bag of pucks and I do believe some teams know he can play better than he has shown with the Flames in the past.
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Was the Boston deal THAT much better? It is ARGUABLY better. Flames seemed to like it a bit better, but like Ken King said - the Boston package was not significantly better than the Pittsburgh one.
You can bet that Bouwmeester will be asked to waive and supply a list of teams, and the Flames will be making the best trade they can and then simply announcing it. They made an exception for Jarome due to his long standing history with the organization, what he meant to this team, and to the city. I still think the full intention was to send Jarome to whatever team he preferred.
I also stated a long time ago on these forums that the "Not re-signing Jarome" this season was probably a mutual decision. It certainly appears that all the pieces fit.