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Originally Posted by GrammarPolice
When I suggested it, my tongue was in cheek. The ethical (and probably prudent) thing for Sherman to do had he known about the waiver issue would be to announce.
But, I don't know if I agree with the league coming down hard on Colorado for taking on assets to help the Flames make the best out of a situation they got themselves into.
Bottom dwellers demand valuable assets to take on bad contracts when they help out teams that get themselves into cap space trouble. The league has no issue with that to my knowledge. The league also doesn't look favourably on offer sheets as it creates upward pressure on salaries. Daly seemed to suggest as much with his earlier comments.
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Taking assets to take on a bad contract is still a player transaction. Telling a team that if they don't pay up then you are going to refuse to match their offer sheet causing them to lose picks for nothing is blackmail.
It is a significant distinction and one that the league wouldn't tolerate. In this or any other NA pro league.
The league may (or may not) dislike offer sheets. But they are in the CBA they negotiated. Regardless, they aren't going to endorse blackmail in an effort to discourage future offer sheets.
Sorry man, but the implication that black mail would be tolerated by the NHL and that Colorado should have held the Flames feet over the fire for a draft pick is just wrong.