[News] NHL rejects Tkachev's ELC with the Oilers

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by the2bears

So the league clarified this stating the Flames would have lost him on waivers? Guess I missed that.

yes, i guess you did miss that.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

...I just think its silly to pile on - when a franchise is so pathetically futile - to a cba mishap, when our own franchise very recently committed (or almost did) a similar such mistake. And though you argue that MacT did something foolish that he should have very well known, it was a "no harm no foul" situation. Where as Feaster essentially got bailed out by Colorado matching, otherwise our rebuild would have been set back ~1 season, and again, its his job to know better and he didnt.

What's silly is to suggest that fans should somehow be subject to historical decisions made on the part of the team they cheer for over which they had no control in determining how they respond to misfortune experienced by rival teams. That's ridiculous.

This is funny as hell, and it has nothing to do with anything that has ever happened to the Calgary Flames. On the contrary, Flames fans should "pile on" here because Edmonton is no good.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Wills makes an interesting point on the Fan 960.

Was wondering if the league actually caught that Tkchaev was inelliglbe for a contract, or if another team reported it to the league after doing their due diligence because they were interested in Tkchaev

I imagine there is some sort of check list in league office to finalize a transaction where they have to fill in blanks of stuff like date of birth, nationality, draft year, etc. I would imagine nobody knows the rules better than the league. However it would make for an awesome story if Treliving or Burke tipped off the league.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by the2bears

So the league clarified this stating the Flames would have lost him on waivers? Guess I missed that.

Yes, Bill Daly said he would have had to go through waivers.

[mhsyyc]

Originally Posted by theTrumanShow

You ask and you shall receive!

That's the funniest thing I've ever seen!

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

meh, its hard for flames fans to point fingers when Feaster's attempted signing of ROR almost cost us Monahan for nothing in return.

No, Jay Feaster and John Weisbrod can't point fingers because of ROR. The fact that the previous management of our team did something just as stupid has no bearing or reflection on us as fans, or our ability to criticize the Oilers for not only failing to understand the CBA themselves, but failing in the exact same way another team did last year.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by nik-

No matter how many times people want to say this wishful thinking BS, there is ZERO EVIDENCE that this would have happened. The only evidence and statement from the league was totally to the contrary. People need to stop stating this "it never would have happened, the league would have voided it" stance like it's a known fact. It's not.

I suspect that people are looking at how the NHL bent over backwards to bail the Devils out of their Kovalchuk stupidity and think the league would have done the same to bail the Flames out of Feaster's error. Dangerous assumption, however, as we aren't a team in Metro New York with financial problems. And the danger of thinking you can outsmart everyone like Feaster et al did is that the people with the hammer are more likely to drop it on their head when given the chance.

[haiku]

count on the oilers
to climb to new heights on mount
mediocrity

[FlameZilla]

LOiLers

[Imported_Aussie]

So now players don't need to reject the Oilers, the league gets in there and does it for them.

Never change Edmonton

[Locke]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Oilers announced that Vladimir Tkachev's contract was rejected by the NHL. Issue is he is still draft eligible next June.

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
From what I am being told, there is no way around it.

I'm laughing even harder!

[Samuelsson]

This is literally the best thing I've heard all day - and 5 minutes earlier I decided I was gonna have curry for dinner.

[calumniate]

Yakupov is going to have a good cry

[ForeverFlameFan]

I am already predicting Edmonton uses their 2015 1st rounder on the guy

[Locke]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

I am already predicting Edmonton uses their 2015 1st rounder on the guy

They may have to just so Yakupov stops pouting...

[Huntingwhale]

Woke up hoping this wasn't a dream I had, but glad to know it's reality.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by haiku

count on the oilers
to climb to new heights on mount
mediocrity

Um, Mount mediocrity is a few miles that way. The Oilers are still dying on Hill Suck.

[Barbecue]

so now that everyone's seen what Tkachev can do, is he worthy of a 1st round pick for another team?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Barbecue

so now that everyone's seen what Tkachev can do, is he worthy of a 1st round pick?

Probably, but a late one methinks

[CaptainCrunch]

Are you kidding?