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Originally Posted by Macindoc

The whole thing stinks. Player does something so egregious that even a team whose entire upper management conspired to cover up sexual abuse in the organization decides that it voids the terms of a guaranteed contract, and the NHL agrees, allowing the team to cancel the contract rather than having to buy it out and suffer the financial and cap consequences. Player receives no disciplinary action from the NHL for the actions that so egregiously violated the terms of the contract. Neither the player, the team, nor the NHL release any details of the circumstances which result in the contract to be voided, either publicly or to teams interested in signing the player. Only the Oilers offer the player a contract, claiming to have done so in spite of not knowing what the player did to void his previous contract. Player agrees to league minimum contract with the Oilers because it’s the only offer he gets.

Does the NHL not think that the exceptions made for the Black Hawks, Perry, and the Oilers in this situation, combined with the surrounding secrecy, look rather suspicious? Or does the NHL simply not care, because if these back-door dealings result in a McDavid presence in the SCF, it was worth it?

Ding ding ding.

It's in the NHL's - and Rogers - interest to have McD in the finals for the money. They'll do what they can to assist in making that happen where feasible.