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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Sure it does.
At no point will O'Reilly be on the Flames reserve or RFA list. As per the ruling being quoted, were they to trade for his rights and sign him, Calgary would not have to recall him through waivers. If he signed with the Avs he would not have to go through waivers. The ruling is clear about this via trade.
By offering him a contract and O'Reilly signing it, he is no longer an RFA, he is a player under contract who played games following the deadline of January 19th, signed by a team that did have him on their RFA list.
Again, at no point is he subject to Calgary's protection list or RFA status exemption because he is not, at any point, their property. The only time they get him is if the Avalanche take the pre-determined compensation at which point he is simply a player under contract who played following the deadline of january 19th for a team outside of north america.
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Ah, I see what you're saying. I don't agree, but I at least understand why it matters when the contract forms.
In that case, I would again stress that the better interpretation is that there is no contract until Colorado fails to match.