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Originally Posted by The Fonz
That's what the league is fighting though. If Stone wants to be in Calgary, and Calgary wants Stone, then the league wants Calgary to re-sign him and protect him in the expansion draft.
To leave Stone un-signed and un-protected, only to sign him after the expansion draft so as not to lose any of Stone/Brodie/Giordano/Hamilton to LV, is a clear circumvention of the expansion draft rules. I realize people are saying "how can they prove it?", but that's really not up to me to determine. The Deputy Commissioner said teams will receive heavy fines (1st round draft choice) if caught "screwing with the rules".
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I think the league's concern is contracts that were actually negotiated before the draft and deliberately delayed until "safe".
If the Flames and Stone just say "we'll see where things fit after the draft", then negotiate a contract... it should be airtight.
Regardless, it achieves the same result. But not much the league can do in those situations.