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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I don't know - but would it have been smart to take that risk and call his bluff?
I don't think it would have.
If he didn't want to go anywhere BUT Pitt he should have said that from the start. Instead he put Feaster in a position where he would look like a chump - something Feaster was perfectly capable of doing without Iginla's help.
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That's my point - I don't think it was a bluff. Every version of Feaster talking to the agent I have seen involves the agent asking if there was a "credible" offer with the Pens. Credible being key. IIRC, Iggy even commented after the trade that he didn't think the Pens would still be in the market after Morrow went there, so he wasn't exactly on a "Pittsburgh or bust" bandwagon.
Sure, when told that Pittsburgh was making an offer the Flames liked, he clamped down to control his destiny. But there is nothing that suggests he would have refused a trade to one of the other teams otherwise.