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Originally Posted by Wood
I want to see Lou keep him stuck in Russia
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Meh, in the longterm he probably did the Devils (if not Lou himself) a favour by retiring when he did.
The recapture penalties would have been huge if he'd played out the full front-half of that contract (and Lou ended up weaseling a 1st round pick and reduction of $ penalty back from the NHL as a result).
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Originally Posted by dino7c
why would all other teams approve him coming back? surely somebody would step up and prevent a rival from aquiring him
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Sure... but then maybe whoever wants to sign him reminds everyone else that they might one day want something that would require full consent. Ultimately, I think the league would (or should) set an example in encouraging top talent to come to the NHL rather then spitefully blocking them from doing so.