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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Iginla had a full NTC, he controlled his destiny. Yes he gave the Flames a list of teams that he was willing to go to, but he didn't give up his NTC to any team on the list. He had final say on which team he would go to.
You can argue that the Flames could have gotten more from Pittsburgh, but at the end of the day Iginla forced them to trade him only to Pittsburgh.
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Not wanting to flog a dead horse and a well worn argument but just to counter this argument, many posters and pundits have repeatedly said that the process is to get a player to submit a list of teams they will waive their NTC for in writing and to sign off on it thus giving the GM flexibility to get the best deal. That we didn't do this maybe was a mistake by the GM and not the organization prioritizing doing Iginla right.