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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
For clarity: those who think Feaster is wrong here also think that the above language means exactly the same thing as the language in the MOU. If that's true, why did they change it?
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I don't know why the language , but keep in mind the MOU was rushed to ensure a quick start to the season and perhaps the distinction between "a Club"/"the Club" was overlooked.
IMO the big question is what was the spirit of the exception? Yes it may be poorly drafted exception that is ambiguous, but the league and PA negotiated that exception be put in there for a reason.
I said this earlier in the thread, but as an NHL GM, Feaster should know what the spirit of the rule is. He may not have been there when it was drafted, but he has to know why the rule exists.
If his interpretation of the exception violates the spirit of the exception but not the letter of it, then he would have to be naive to think that league wouldn't have a different interpretation than his.