God I hate this frigging quote bug on here.
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It's all about the context.
Vegas could have said "what's the deal with his 10 team NTC" and Ottawa could have said "no issue" meaning "hey Vegas, relax you're not on the list so this is good". Ottawa could have also asked the player if he was ok with Vegas, not remembering or reading the email list provided, the player could have thought "wow that's nice of them to check even though I gave them a list that didn't include Vegas - ya I'm good" and then Ottawa responded to Vegas "player says he's good to go".
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Maybe but you are making some pretty big assumptions there that none of the parties involved take this sort of transaction seriously at all. According to Friedman they were specifically told that his NTC was void for this season because he didn't submit a list, that would make your scenario impossible.
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It doesn't really matter if Ottawa misled Vegas or Vegas just didn't check or ask the right questions. The player has a 10 team NTC that was filed correctly before any deadline, and the NTC transfers with the players.
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It absolutely makes a difference in how the league punishes Vegas in this. It also makes a difference in public perception as to which party(s) looks like the idiots here. If Ottawa screwed up then they should bear some of the responsibility, how will that all work? I have no idea.
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I’m not saying he’s lying. He can only say what he’s been told. There are at elast two sides to this story though.
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That's true but it's the only information we have right now yet people are jumping to the exact opposite conclusion based on nothing but their dislike of Vegas.
Anyway I'm done with this, at least for now.