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Originally Posted by New Era
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There was a level of trust between the team and the player. There was a long standing relationship there between the team, management, and ownership. It was believed Iginla could be taken at his word, because a man is only as good as his word. It turns out Iginla's word wasn't worth ####.
I can't believe anyone is trying to defend Iginla in this instance. I don't know about you, but when I tell someone that I will do something, and give them my word, that means something to me and the people that know me. When you fail to follow through on those promises it makes you untrustworthy. That's the problem for me. Iginla took advantage of his relationship with Edwards and King and put one over on his friends on his way out the door from the party. ###### move from a player we thought was a standup guy.
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That is my take as well. Chiarelli said after the botched deal that when a player submits their list, it is understood that the player will go to any of those teams on the list. It's not usual that they get a last say after the list is submitted. But he also said that is it also in writing and the Flames didn't get it in writing, therefore Iginla did have the legal right still veto any move.
Feaster said after the fact that he made a mistake by trusting the player to abide by a practice that was considered standard but didn't bother with an official written waiver.
Feaster was dumb for not going by the book, but Iginla was a little bit of a jerk too IMO. I am sure Iginla would have signed a waiver to the teams on the list if Feaster put one in front of him, so really Feaster bears the most blame.