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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The behavior of all parties involved - the agent, the Avs, the league, other teams - suggests that no one was aware of the rule.
IMO, that does not excuse the Flames at all.
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Agreed. The Flames were the team putting themselves out there with the offer sheet. It's their duty to understand the entire implications of that action. The other parties should know, but they don't have anything to lose by not knowing so it wasn't of great concern to them.