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Originally Posted by Iggy_12
Doesnt this fall under the Dean Mcammond rule?
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Slightly different. The Flames traded McCammond right at the start of the season prior to the waiver draft, then traded for him in March in the same season. That was against the rules then, or, rather it meant he couldn't play for them in season.
"The player technically was not eligible to return to Calgary," Bill Daly, NHL executive vice-president and chief legal officer, said in a statement Friday. "The Flames traded McAmmond to Colorado on Oct. 1, 2002, three days prior to the NHL waiver draft, and Article 13.36 of the collective bargaining agreement states explicitly that 'a player traded by a club within the four weeks prior to the waiver draft may not be re-acquired by such club within the forthcoming season.'
"After becoming aware that the transaction had been concluded in error, we consulted with the clubs involved in the trade and determined that while a reversal of the trade was not required, the player nonetheless will not participate in league play for Calgary for the balance of the season," Daly said.
The reason the rule exists is so teams don't try anything strange at the annual waiver draft, like making pre-arranged deals with teams for players they don't want to lose in the draft.
In the past, some NHL teams would trade a player they didn't want to expose in the waiver draft and then re-acquire him a few weeks later for a low draft pick. In practice, it was called "hiding" players.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/mcam...eason-1.409123