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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Crippling mistake borne of incompetence? Or ultimate gesture of appreciation to a player who left his indelible mark on the franchise? I believe that the truth is somewhere closer to the middle.
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But the issue as was made public wasn't that Iginla ultimately had the choice. Feaster directly insinuated that he had the deal worked out and Iginla balked specifically because he had not gotten the team approved ahead of time. No matter how much they respect him, Iginla would surely understand the desire of a team to get the team he would be traded to in advance not after deals had been negotiated. Feaster acknowledged he should have gotten it agreed to ahead of time; he did not say they let him choose out of respect. It was a mistake and a stupid one at that.