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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Really? This seems like such common practice around the NHL that it would be a more apt comparison to compare it to signing a marriage contract.
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The practice is probably common but the relationship between Iginla and the Flames isn't. Clearly the organization made it priority to "do right by him".
Which isn't to say agree with what they did. They needed to take a far more cold business stance on the issue and get him to sign a formal list, even if it meant the relationship would take a hit.
Of course perhaps at that point Iginla would have said "I'm not signing a list - I want final say".
Tough to predict how it would have played out.
To be honest though I don't think the Boston deal was much better. I prefer the Russian over either prospect Calgary got, but I prefer Agostino and Hanowski to Bartowski.
Ultimately the mistake was they traded him 1-3 years too late. That's why they didn't get value.