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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
So is the accepted line of thinking here that Flames were not aware he could be sent down without waivers?
Asking for Jay.
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More likely that they were simply waiting for a ruling from the NHL.
As explained somewhere, this situation was unique, and there was uncertainty as to whether one definition of 'not being a player all year' or another would apply.
There was no defined definition for this particular case.