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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Not really. It was supposedly Matt Bartkowski, their first, and Alex Khokhlachev.
So it was still a weak package of players and a late first round pick. It was better than what Pittsburgh offered...but it was still 
It's probably the same thing here...4 million dollars for a 2 goal derp wasn't moving the needle that much for anyone, and Boston's package is likely very comparable to anything else. The delta between what they got and could get is likely pretty marginal just like the Flames failed Iginla trade. The real Difference is that snake oil Feaster had Boston convinced that they had a deal before the player had agreed to the trade there. |
There’s something to be said in that situation at least, for trading Iggy with some term left. This will be the situation with Gaudreau off season.
In Iggy’s situation Feaster probably should have gotten something firmer from Iggy pre-negotiations. In other words, we know from hindsight that both Boston and Pittsburgh were OK for him to go to. So why not ask him which cities were OK and then go negotiate, and in doing so create a bidding war between them. It seems like Feaster just made two independent bad deals and then presented them to Iggy.
I suppose when you think you’re a draft genius a late first is all you really need.
