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Originally Posted by shutout
And we should have traded Iginla.
If the rumours were correct that the Flames had a chance to get Carter and Richards in a deal for Iginla than they were stupid not to have taken the deal.
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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
When we get McKenna we should totally trade him before he turns 26 to maximize asset value. Go Assets Go!
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Well the trade Iginla thing all comes down to timing because Iginla was traded, he just wasn't traded for a great return due to his contract expiring and his NMC.
Iginla probably could have been traded a season or two earlier once the team was floundering out of the playoffs for a couple seasons by that time already and hadn't won a series post lockout.
I can't recall when the Carter/Richards thing was rumoured but if it was 2011 and Iggy was already 33 then 100% that trade should have happened.
But to trade Iginla before the 2010 off-season would have been crazy. I feel like the 2010 offseason after the Flames lost in round 1 four straight seasons, then followed it up by missing the playoffs, and traded Phaneuf for a grab bag of nothing...that's when serious discussions about trading Iginla and Kipper should have started.