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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I still think it rests with Ottawa. They claimed the NTC was no longer valid because the player didn't file in time. So from that point that what was thought was true by both Vegas and the Registry.
But we now know that wasn't the case. He did file in time.
So you could actually argue that Vegas would have a case to claim that the deal with Ottawa was a mis-representation if they believed they acquired a player who's NTC was no longer in place.
But there's no cover up here. Someone in Ottawa simply F'd up.
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Somebody in Ottawa could have flat out lied. The cat stealing the print-out could have been the culprit, or even a lawyer that got a bonus. Doesn't change the fact that any self respecting half billion dollar organization, or the layman buying a house, or even a guy buying a car, shouldn't check the paperwork for themselves.
Even if every person in the entire city of Ottawa lied, it is still absolutely ridiculous that Vegas didn't figure it out within about 10 minutes of the initial trade, last year. You're trying to spend millions of dollars on a depreciating asset. Call your lawyer. Read the contract. See what's filed. Check with land titles. Get a real property report. Check amvic. Check for liens. Pull their credit. Look them up on
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Even if Ottawa did do something shady, how in the hell did it get by the people Vegas should be paying to make sure it doesn't happen? The irony. The references to Casino. The fact that some people think that not doing due diligence makes it the other guy's fault. Ottawa could have lied thinking they were telling the truth. Or they could have lied on purpose. Either way, now it's your problem to prove it, stupid.