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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It hadn't been ratified but the MOU was in place and binding. And the rules were clear (and the same as in the previous CBA). The league wouldn't have had discretion to let it slide or impose some lesser penalty - it wasn't a grey area. The consequences were automatic - O'Reilly would have to clear waivers.
Feaster said he had a different interpretation but never said what it was or how he came to it, and the NHL had already made its position clear. It's also apparent that Feaster never checked with the league about any interpretation.
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The rules were certainly not clear and Feaster clearly saw that. I guarantee either the NHL would have just voided the whole deal or O'Reilly would have been a Flame. You could totally see how it could be interpreted the way the Flames saw it and if the NHL had done what you think they would have it would have went to court where a judge would have determined that the way it was written could definitely be interpreted in the Flames favour and the NHL would have lost.