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Originally Posted by sureLoss
So you think the NHLPA will demand that the NHL amend the CBA so that anyone named to the all star game cannot be traded/demoted until after the game?
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Admittedly I don't know since practically that seems an unlikely occurrence, and drives away from my main concern. But a hypothetical would be if Patrick Kane got traded tomorrow to the Sabres... are we really going to tell fans that he can't go anymore because, well, conferences! I think it fair to say in such a circumstance, the NHL wouldn't hold that standard.
My main concern here is that the league and/or owners are solving this "problem" by colluding together. Montreal has no interest in Scott, and given how awful a player he is, there is no way that Arizona would hold up a potential trade on the condition the other team take Scott. In effect, they used this opportunity to additionally "solve" this specific issue.
As an association for the players, the NHLPA is there to balance the league's cartel power. Absent extraordinary legal matters, they need to protect the rights of all the players regardless of player quality or importance to the league.
I won't claim that Scott is going to the ASG based on pure ability, nor do I think a Scott-less ASG is a disappointment. But if he's a member of the NHLPA, then his rights have to be defended against moves by owners that are designed to circumvent / prevent specific outcomes.