[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Hackey

Thing is I don't have to tell you that I can only sell to you.

So you admit you're just stringing a line of BS and have to sell it us?

IIRC Iginla apparently had 4 teams.

Which he reduced to one after a potential deal had been consummated and needed only his approval to go through. The Boston deal was believed to be done by both the Flames and the Bruins, because the Bruins were on Iginla's short list of four teams.

Realistically you shouldn't say anything if it's gonna negatively impact your return. Lie if you have to and say he has submitted 6 or 8 teams if your gonna release that kind of information.

So you should lie to the teams you are trying to deal with? Yeah, that builds trust throughout the league! Ever wonder why Edmonton is a pariah? Because those are the behaviors they display when dealing with other teams and players.

Also communication was obviously terrible because we had a much better deal from Boston that they thought was done.

And what communication was that? Iginla had submitted a short list of teams he would go to, Feaster negotiated the best deal he could with one of them, but Iginla then screwed the Flames and Bruins by reneging on his promise of going to any of the four teams. The Flames later stated they regretted trusting the player and not getting the list in writing. Doesn't speak highly of Feaster, seeing as he's a lawyer and all, but it also speaks badly of Iginla's professionalism.

QUOTE]I admit his hands were tied but he still botched the trade. [/QUOTE]

How exactly did he botch a trade when he had no one else to negotiate with and the clock had essentially run out? Let me guess, he should have pulled a Burke and not traded Iginla to show the rest of the league what a ruthless negotiator he is? That would have played well with the locals and the rest of the league. Get nothing instead of something? I don't think the deal they got was that bad. Agostino, Hanowski and Klimchuk is a pretty good haul for 20 games of Iginla.

I also think because of Feasters reputation we were low balled.

We got lowballed because there were a select number of teams to deal with and that list was trimmed down to one. Try getting a good deal on anything when you have one vendor to deal with. Iginla screwed the Flames over with his last second decision and the Flames were lucky to get the deal they did. Compare the deal the Flames got compared to what the Islanders got for Vanek. Or better yet, compare it to the deal Burke made for Cammalleri. That is what happens when you end up waiting until the last second. You risk limiting your options and getting screwed over.