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Old 03-05-2014, 10:40 AM   #81
CliffFletcher
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Did he do the right thing by his long term employer by which he had a very mutally beneficial relationship with and that treated him exceptionally well, not in my opinion. Business is business, he had the right to do what he did. But there are lots of things that I have the "right" to do at work or in my personal life, but that doesn't make them the "right" things to do.
There's no doubt the Flames demonstrated more sentimentality in the negotiations Iginla did. But for me, the takeaway isn't that Iginla should have been nicer - the takeaway is that Flames management in the future should shelve all sentimentality and treat these things like a hard-headed business deal.
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