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Except at no point was he ever on Calgary's reserve list BECAUSE he signed the offer sheet which in turn is the same as the SPC in the end as it outlines his terms as an employee of the Flames...which he could not be if he was not under contract....no?
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Again, my view is that it doesn't matter because the exemption follows the player--but no, by Flash Walken's logic he would first be exempt as a member of Colorado's RFA list, and then he would be exempt as a member of Calgary's reserve list.
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Also, and correct me if I am missing something, if we take your line of thinking further, would it not then be true that every single player in Europe right now can be signed without fear of going thru waivers?
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No, only players who get the exemption in the first place: that is, players that are currently on a club's RFA or reserve list. True "free agents" playing overseas would not be able to be signed without being passed through waivers according to Rule 13.23.
I'm no expert in CBA matters--but this, to me, is how the text of the rule reads.