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Originally Posted by redforever
No he never. He had a no trade clause that was granted to him by the Flames organization. Iginla first and foremost has to look after himself and his family. At the point that he was asked to waive his no trade clause, he no longer has any allegiance to the Flames nor should he be expected to.
The Flames screwed themselves, not just by the no trade clause they gave to Iginla, but to other Flames players as well.
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I guess it depends on how the events played out. It was reported that before the trade, Iginla said he would waive to go to Boston and thus Feaster worked out a deal with the Bruins and it wasn't until after Pittsburgh put their offer on the table that Iginla ultimately said no to going to Boston. Honestly, I cannot see the Flames talking to teams if Iginla didn't already give the greenlight for those teams.
It was reported that the Flames made a mistake by not getting the waiver in writing officially, but that still doesn't make Iginla look great either. You would think after 16 years, you wouldn't need it writing.
Also, I like Hanowski.
