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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
You can blame Jarome Iginla, and the man-crush Murray Edwards and Ken King had on him, for getting a poor return for Iginla. What's Feaster supposed to do when Iginla balks at going to Boston? Cancel the rebuild and re-sign him?
There may have been a better deal for Bouwmeester out there. But as for getting higher first-round picks, the only teams trading them last year were teams high in the standings.
And what's full value for assets? You need two parties to make a deal. You can set a value for a player, but if nobody will meet it, you have no deal. I think fans have a funny idea about how pro sports trades work, like it's some kind of wheeling and dealing dramatic art where you cunningly trick other teams into giving you more than they want. Teams have a value for their own players. They have a value for other players in the league. When there's opportunity, and both values match, there's a deal.
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I was going to say the same thing. In the end, I wonder if it comes down to the Art of Trading, where you learn how to play GMs against each other, how to drum up interest in the players you're trading out, and how to play down the players you want coming in.
In the end, it most definitely does take two to tango, and Feaster's hands were tied when it came to the Boston vs Pittsburgh deal. In fact, I think it's actually commendable that he got the deal done when Pittsburgh could have bent us over the table even more if word got out that Iggy wasn't going to accept a trade anywhere else.