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Originally Posted by Locke
You seem really confident of this. I dont know any of this, we're basically at tinfoil hat territory here and they're still checking my passport.
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I can confirm this story. From the mouth of a former Flames player on the team during that time.
From what I was told, a trainer accidentally saw texts on Phaneufs phone during a game from Conroy's wife saying they had to end it. The trainer told Conroy, who told Iginla, who then beat Phaneuf in the locker room (you may recall Iginla having a black eye about a week or two before the trade (edit: the day before the trade. Jan 30th against the Oilers)). I can't remember if Conroy was involved in that last part but there was definitely an Iginla/Phaneuf confrontation.
Jarome goes to Darryl and says it's me or him. Darryl picks up the phone and starts the wheels moving to get Phaneuf out of town as quickly as possible. They did a really good job diffusing it with the media.
edit: this is still technically hearsay as I'm not saying I have definitive proof of it, but repeating what was told to me.