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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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You can't even expect to get a good deal from Pittsburgh once they find out thats the only place Iginla will go. But the NMC is the key, as it essentially gives the Flames no leverage in the slightest. Even if they could work out a good trade, Iginla can just apply the NMC. Feaster didn't give Iginla the NMC, so I believe he gets a pass on that one. Getting value for guys with a NMC is next to impossible.