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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
What exactly are the NHL rules around icing a competitive team? It doesn't matter tonight because it's against L.A. But I imagine if the Flames iced this lineup tonight against Montreal, the league might get an earful from Carolina and Columbus.
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If the league allows you to expand your roster post TDL, they can't then turn around and enforce some arbitrary starting line up on teams. Who would decide that? What about injuries? Etc..
the way this should be framed is "Hey...Montreal....you dont like the roster of team X tonight? Then you should have won more games earlier this year and not be putting yourself in this position to lose a spot because of it"