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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
I can’t grab the MOU and CBA right now, but they changed the MOU wording of something akin to “a team’s protected list” to the CBA wording of similar to “that team’s protected list”.
Feaster’s interpretation was technically correct, as O’Reilly was on a team’s protected list.
No. If I were to ask for a ruling and receive it, I would not go contrary to it.
I also don’t believe Feaster checked as, again, his reading was correct, albeit not that which was intended, hence the change.
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The league begged to differ on the interpretation, as did all the journalists at the time. Feaster was relying on an after-the-fact argument that they essentially inherited the Av’s protected status for ROR. The league said no.
IMO Feaster didn’t even look at an “interpretation” until after they were called on it. And at the very highest he was choosing to roll the dice on a legal fight with the league which he would have lost at first instance, since the league is the first arbiter.
BTW, Feaster claimed the agent was fully aware as well and agreed with him, but it seems like he lied about that:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...algary-flames/