There was compensation for staff for a while, although I'm not sure if it extended to assistant coaches.
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For the past 11-plus months, any team hiring a coach or executive from another team had to surrender either a second- or third-round draft pick, depending on the time of year.
Five third-round picks and two second-round picks have been given up so far under the policy, and Bettman said those selections won't be given back.
"Everybody operated under the same rules for a year," Bettman said.
Oilers biggest losers
The Oilers were the biggest losers of the policy, having to send a second-round pick to the Bruins for Chiarelli and a third-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for coach Todd McLellan. The Toronto Maple Leafs gave up third-round picks to the Detroit Red Wings and New Jersey Devils for coach Mike Babcock and GM Lou Lamoriello, respectively.
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It ended because the original idea had been to compensate teams who lost up and coming coaches or executives, but ended up being teams hiring coaches that had been fired.
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