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Originally Posted by EricCartman
I'm almost certain it was Bill Daly who went on TSN and told them about ROR being on waivers if the Avs did not match the offer.
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Yeah, that's not how I remember things happening at all.
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/...?__federated=1
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The NHL declined to clarify whether O’Reilly would have had to clear waivers if the Avalanche refused to match Calgary’s offer sheet.
“We agree with the Flames in the sense that the entire issue has become an academic point,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in an email to The Canadian Press. “Ryan O’Reilly has signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche and the contract has been registered. We have nothing further to say on the subject.”
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Further to the point:
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Originally Posted by Puckdaddy
...According to one report, the Flames were saved from losing both O’Reilly and the two draft picks they would have surrendered as compensation to Colorado.
As Chris Johnston of Sportsnet broke the story this morning, O’Reilly’s time in the KHL this season meant he would have had to clear waivers before joining a new team...
However, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told – brace yourselves – Eklund in January that O’Reilly wouldn’t need to pass through waivers:
A late-night email from NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirms that O'Reilly would be the first case under the newly amended rules if and when he returns to the NHL this season. Daly wrote, "No, he would not be subject to waivers. He would have been under last year's rules, but that was changed in collective bargaining."
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