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Originally Posted by hockey.modern
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The original memorandum of understanding ("MOU") left it open to interpretation.
In the actual CBA, which was finalised after the offer sheet, the wording changed such that this situation would have resulted in O'Reilly having to clear waivers.
But, that was not the situation going off of the MOU, which was the only document in play at the time.
Working off of the MOU, Calgary's interpretation was valid, such that the worst that likely would have happened is that the offer sheet would have been voided, and there would have been no issue.
Since Colorado matched, it didn't matter, and the wording was firmed up in the actual CBA.
The difference was between "a team's list" and "the team's list".
As O'Reilly was on "a team's list" (Colorado's), the waiver issue did not apply. They changed the wording to "the team's list" in the final CBA, meaning to sign an RFA who played elsewhere after the season started, he had to be on your own team's list (the signing team's), not just a team's list.