As someone who supported Feaster quite a bit on here during the last public CBA interaction he had, I will say it's disappointing that this made it to the news and has evidently been handled how they are handling it. This should have remained an internal team issue, and knowing they cant unilaterally impose rules in violation of the CBA, they should have worked behind the scenes to implement the recommendation to the players and keep the NHLPA in the loop.
The optics are bad that once again it looks like the Flames are going ahead and doing things without knowing the rules. It's always more complicated, but it really doesn't need to be out in public for everyone to comment on.
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