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Originally Posted by photon
"different than the NHL’s current interpretation as articulated to us this morning." could suggest an implied "vs. the NHL's previous interpretation as articulated to us yesterday" that was left out to not throw the NHL under the bus too. I'm not saying it does, I'm just saying it's easy to see what one wants to see when reading in between the lines.
Is there another statement that I haven't seen that supports that?
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The statement was released Friday. In the statement he addresses "this morning", he also states in the statement that he spoke on the interpretation with the "player's representative" (which one I'd like to know, since Pat Morris doesn't recall this judging by his not even being aware) and no mention of speaking to the NHL.
My feeling is that they legitimately never even knew about this rule, or forgot it, and the whole "our interpretation" thing was their spin. THAT is speculation. However, them not talking to the NHL prior to the offer is based on their statements. I feel there is no way he'd leave out talking to them prior to submission of the offer sheet to not throw them under the bus. He'd offer that immediately if he'd done it.