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Originally Posted by cannon7
The ROR situation was definately a mistake. But who here had heard of that rule before it happened? Giving an offer sheet to an RFA hold-out is a rare situation as it is, having an obscure waiver rule bite you could happen to a lot of GMs in the NHL right now.
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The ROR situation was so bad because it would have been a terrible move if it had gone through and they gave him up or a terrible situation if they didn't match and NHL declared him on waivers.
The only way we came out good is that the Avs matched.