Some lawyer for the NHLPA earned his (or her) stripes that day, my friends.
It will likely be a point of contention in the new CBA discussions, and will hopefully be closed up. Players shouldn't get to choose to leave the team that drafted them for greener pastures. Seems wrong. The draft is supposed to make bad teams better, and this loophole makes that more difficult.
It's a bit early to be looking at free agency, but this information was too good to let sit around. So, his thoughts... after the jump.
From Chuck Schwartz:
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