Looks like they cleaned up the language from the O'Reilly fiasco to more clearly spell out that he indeed would've needed to go through waivers:
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13.23
In the event a professional or former professional Player plays in a league outside North America after the start of the NHL Regular Season, other than on Loan from his Club, he may thereafter play in the NHL during that Playing Season (including Playoffs) only if he has first either cleared or been obtained via Waivers. For the balance of the Playing Season, any such Player who has been obtained via Waivers may be Traded or Loaned only after again clearing Waivers or through Waiver claim. This section shall not apply to a Player on the Reserve List or Restricted Free Agent List of an NHL Club with whom the Player is signing an NHL SPC or is party to an existing SPC with such NHL Club.
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So it's not just "any" Reserve List or RFA List that exempts the player, they have to be on the list of the team signing the player to the SPC.