Wasn't the Deangelo trade scrapped for cap circumvention? Which is clearly what happened with the Holland-Yzerman connection here. I guess it would've been hard to prove at the time but there needs to be some kind of block from the NHL here.
Unless Kostin really is the piece and signs a contract with the Red Wings. They do have a long history with Russian players. So even though it's rumoured that Kostin wants to go back to the KHL, maybe the russian connection in Motown is strong enough to keep him in the league.
Also, how the #### are the Oilers continually getting bailed out by other teams the last few seasons???
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