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I think the main point is getting lost, and that is that the way Iginla and Feaster approached it, is not the way it typically works. Typically, the waiver is a written document where the player agrees to go to certain teams on the list. That is the way Boston understood it and I think Burke commented on it before.

Feaster and Iginla decided to do it differently, which is fine, but it shouldn't be what people expect if Gaudreau gets asked to waive for additional teams. We should expect that both sides follow the normal process where the player can't back out after the waiver is signed.

If it even got to that point. I would put faith in Gaudreau's five team list being all contending playoff teams that would be interested in his services. More than enough to pump up his trade value. If the Flames get an offer from one outside of his list, they could ask if he wants to waive at that point.

Seriously, if the Flames are on the outside looking in and Gaudreau is without a long term deal, you can be sure that he will want to go to a playoff team to win and maximize his negotiating power for his next deal. I just can't see him nixing deals to good teams just to stay in Calgary a couple of months longer at that point. It could cost him millions in his next contract if he did that.