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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
Mark Messier (apparently. Peaked my interest with your post).
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I don’t believe they acquired Messier with the purposes of signing him.
It was a now closed loophole in the CBA dealing with free agent compensation.
If he re-signed with the Rangers they would receive no compensation, but if he resigned with a different team the Rangers would get a 3rd or a 2nd round pick, I forget which exactly.
So in essence the Sharks received the compensation & traded a 4th round pick for a 3rd round pick. The Rangers received a 4th round pick as they wouldn’t have received anything for re-signing Messier.
The Leafs & the Flames made a similar deal with CuJo.