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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
What's lost in this inane discussion about Iginla is he went back on his word. Feaster asked him which teams he would accept a deal with, Iginla gave a list, and a deal was struck that the Flames liked. Only after that fact did Iginla change his mind and limit the list of teams to ONE. Feaster, and the Flames, took Iginla at his word and that proved to be worthless. The one that should have looked bad in all of this was Iginla, but with the hero worship and all, that was never a possibility. Feaster will always have that trade hanging around his neck when it was Iginla that shafted the team.
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Given Iginla' stature within the organization, they gave him full visibility into the trade process. Maybe that was a condition of him waiving, maybe not. It is what they did and assuming that is something Iginla valued, I'd say treating your franchise icon with that respect if fine with me.
The offers were not materially different and for all we know, that is exactly what the organization told Iginla.
What Feaster told the teams he was negotiating with is 100% on him and no one else.