Jarome Iginla was commanding the headlines.
Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster finally came to the conclusion that his team was not going anywhere and the time had come to rebuild.
Iginla was on the market. With four teams on his approved list of venues where he would consider playing, Feaster was in a position to drive up the market for his star.
Iginla was ultimately traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It looked like he would be traded to the Boston Bruins, but Iginla did not want to go to Boston even though they had been on his list of approved teams (source: Boston.com).
Feaster was able to command minor leaguers Ben Hankowski, Kenny Agostino and the Penguins' 2013 first-round pick.
Not exactly a boatload of talent. Feaster is being criticized by fans and the media for his unimpressive acquisitions. Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun said in his column that the Flames' future is no brighter after the trade than it was before.
The prospective deal with the Bruins would have brought more talent (defenseman Matt Bartkowski, minor league forward Alexander Khokhlachev and a first-round pick, according to Yahoo.co ...
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