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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The point is, he will probably have few options. If he gets serious offers from only Ottawa, Dallas, Edmonton, and Buffalo, who's to say he won't pick the hometown option? Especially if he wins the Cup with Pittsburgh? And it's entirely possible MacTavish makes some kind of drastic deal at the draft to bring in an impact defenseman.
I wouldn't bet the farm on it, but I think discounting it out of hand overlooks how few options Iginla will probably have. Teams are going to need their shrinking cap space to hold onto their core players, not sign 36-year-old UFAs.
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Why do people think he will have few options? He's still going to be one of the if not the premier UFA's this offseason. He may not have a big payday waiting from the good teams but there will be lots of teams interested especially if he continues to play a role in the Penguins getting to the Stanley Cup finals. Meehan's phone will be busy on July 1st and Iginla will have plenty of options and I don't believe Edmonton will be one of them that is considered. Vancouver is a real possibility but Edmonton I would say no chance.