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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Yes it can. The rule is written that the player is exempt if he is on a clubs RFA list. It does not say the current club or his club's list. So it can be interpreted differently. This would have been a lawyer battle for sure and it would have come down to how a judge interpreted it, not the NHL, the NHLPA, or the Flames.
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But then they follow that up with clarification using an illustration whereby Club A trades player to Club B and Club B can then sign the RFA without needing waivers. If the exemption applied to signing any RFA, whether they're on your list or not, then the clarification would've been unnecessary and wouldn't be in the document.