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Originally Posted by Jay Random
It sounds like a good explanation, but it explains too much. If that were the reason, it would be equally rare for a star player with an expiring contract to be traded — but it isn't.
I can't recall anybody identifying either Carolina or St. Louis as a contender for the Stanley Cup the last few years. Iginla wasn't interested in moving to the kind of team where just making the playoffs is an improvement — and a team like that isn't looking to blow future assets on a winger in his mid-30s.
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I will give you Carolina was not a cup contender but i read many articles that thought St. Louis would surprise last year.
Also if you trade Iggy a couple of years ago his list is way different. He would not have been 35 looking at the situation that its getting near his last chances at the cup. Teams that would have been in the upswing would have been considered because he probably would have felt that there are many years left.
If its just top 4 contending teams he would go to do you think he would have had LA on his list the year they won the cup? The games still have to be played and there is more hype on more teams in the summer that can make a run.