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Dec 20, 2010 12:43:42 GMT -5
Post by vancouver on Dec 20, 2010 12:43:42 GMT -5
Why Zherdev his in Washington Roster and Anton Babchuk dosen't for Atlanta? ??
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Dec 20, 2010 13:36:45 GMT -5
Post by KingsGM on Dec 20, 2010 13:36:45 GMT -5
Oscar got screwed with the Derek Roy signing over the summer. He had a contract agreement with Roy which included a signing bonus. When Colorado could not match the bonus because of a low bank account, we realized that RFA's are not supposed to be given signing bonuses... it is a way for GMs to undercut the "draft pick compensation" too.
As a result, I arbitrarily decided to void Washington's contract with Roy and have them re-negotiate w/o involving any signing bonus. Before a new agreement could be reached, Colorado traded their rights to Roy over to Chicago. Chicago was more inclined to KEEP Roy and match any offer. Meaning Washington had his only chance to sign Roy totally yanked out from underneath him.
The whole thing was a huge mess, and in the end, Washington got screwed.
As compensation, I decided that Washington would be allowed to keep Zherdev on his roster for this season. This was a one-time exception in an attempt to rectify an injustice.
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