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Originally Posted by Ronin
As I said...if this was the other way around, the Leafs would be drafting for us in 2010.
Gillis should say something like "Burke is looking to trade Khadri, Kessel, and Schenn for draft picks!" on Sportsnet and see what happens. Bettman has now set precedent.
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I agree 100%. If any team fucked with the Leafs they would be crying foul and owe draft picks.
How was this incident any different than the one that occured here:
Lou Lamoriello, the president and general manager of the Devils, had his suspicions in 1994 when the St. Louis Blues tendered an offer sheet to the free agent Scott Stevens. Even though the Devils matched the offer and retained Stevens, who went on to become their captain and cornerstone, Lamoriello and the Devils did not forgive and forget. Instead, they pursued an investigation into the dealings.
More than four years after the fact, the efforts of the Devils and the National Hockey League resulted in a settlement that awarded the Devils a record cash payment of more than $1.4 million from the Blues and their choice of one of the Blues' first-round picks in the next five years of the entry draft. New Jersey will also gain the ability to swap first-round picks once during that time period, with the Blues able to defer the claim one time.
The NHL came down hard back then, and should come down hard now! This is bullshit..