The trade was sent as a condition and not with the money exchanging hands. So sadly both GMs thought they had the money.
I''ll be honest I've wondered if the league should offer to provide the $5M to Colorado for this year but take out the $5M next year. I don't know if people would think if that's out of line though. It's crappy because it's simply a problem created by two relatively new GMs who made an honest mistake with how to send money in a deal.
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