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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
I should clearify, I see 4 parties interests here (not 2) :
LAK - want to get this issue settled ASAP so they can move on and sign Kopitar. Don't care about the dollars going out. Hoping the cap penelty are as low as possible, to none.
Richards - try to get as much $$ as possible. Don't care about cap penelty.
NHLPA - want to see very little cap penelty, but as much $$ as possible.
NHL - want to see as little $$ paid out as possible, but $$ paid out should be accounted for in cap penalties if $$ paid out.
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I think the you could consider the other 29 teams interested parties. As the Kings competition they should be pretty interested in seeing that the Kings don't get to side-step rules that they themselves follow.
The absolute most the Kings should get is a special buyout window (and I think even that is shady since any fraudulant termination perpetrated on the part of the Kings would have given them unfair access to cap dollars that would have otherwise prevented much of their past offseason).