tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post1917978715050584862..comments2023-10-15T05:13:49.839-04:00Comments on Offside Sports Law: Flames: O'Reilly Waiver Issue Open To InterpretationEric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-79315383761521247782013-03-01T18:01:19.533-05:002013-03-01T18:01:19.533-05:00But doesn't the subsequent sentence in the CBA...But doesn't the subsequent sentence in the CBA's MOU cut the other way a bit? It states:<br /><br />"For further clarity, if Club A trades such a Player to Club B and Club B signs the Player to an SPC, <br />such Player will be exempt from the application of CBA 13.23."<br /><br />If the Flames' interpretation is to be believed, and if ANY team could sign a player on a particular team's Reserve/RFA list mid-season without them having to clear waivers, what would be the necessity for including this specific point about trades? This point of clarification IS important, however, if the player could only be signed by the team who holds his rights: it makes it clear that COL would be allowed to trade O'Reilly and have his new team sign him without that waiver requirement, since he would now be on his new team's Reserve/RFA list until signed. The fact that this provision references trades but NOT offer sheets could be suggestive that offer sheets were not within the contemplation of the exception to the standard waiver rules in the MOU.Peter V.noreply@blogger.com