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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
You're still arguing like it's just Johnston who made the argument. Should Bob McKenzie apologise for Feaster as well - or should McKenzie be outright fired for "irresponsible journalism" like you suggested should happen to Johnston?
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told TSN on friday that O'Reilly would have to go through waivers. Clearly it was entirely appropriate to bring up this issue. You've been arguing the issue all night yet you still think that it was bad journalism.
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McKenzie was relying on Johnston having done his job. Daly offered an off-the-cuff comment without knowing that O'Reilly had played overseas, and it's entirely possible that he didn't check the text of the rules before answering. Keep in mind two things: the CBA is nearly 500 pages long, and under the old CBA the rules would clearly have meant O'Reilly had to pass through waivers.
So yes: Johnston needs to do his job, and should have made sure that the NHL agreed with his interpretation AFTER it became clear that it applied to O'Reilly. The fact that the NHL has since backed away slightly from his statement indicates Daly should probably be more careful too.