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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Don't know how you can say the outcome wasn't officially communicated when the Flames press release about the situation clearly states the league told them RoR would have had to clear waivers after the fact.
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Link? I don't recall this at all. I remember Feaster saying the Flames did their homework and were confident that their interpretation of the rule would prevent O'Reilly from reaching waivers. I didn't know about an official release though.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle9226312/
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There doesn’t appear to be any protection for a team signing a free agent from another club, but Feaster said in the statement that the Flames’ interpretation of Article 13.23 “was, and continues to be, different than the NHL’s current interpretation.”
He also said that the prospect of losing two high draft picks as well as O’Reilly himself is now a moot point since Colorado matched the offer sheet.
The NHL declined to clarify whether O’Reilly would have had to clear waivers if the Avalanche refused to match Calgary’s offer sheet.
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I suppose when they talk about the NHL's current interpretation but it does go on to say that the NHL declined to clarify, not entirely black and white.