I was curious if their is any league rules on it, since it hasn't been discussed yet or it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the rules.
Right now I'm in a situation similar to what Boston was in with Kessel and Florida was with Jay-bo. Both had star players who were RFA and wouldn't resign.
Right now I'm sitting with Radulov, the clock is ticking before I lose him and I got teams sending in offers for his rights.
Curious to hear what commish's and other GM's think.
Trading rights to RFA's?
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Re: Trading rights to RFA's?
Vik-Oil wrote:Jay Bo was UFA.
"Bouwmeester, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, was acquired by Calgary in a trade with the Florida Panthers as the NHL entry draft wrapped up Saturday with the final six rounds at Bell Centre.
Florida acquired Jordan Leopold — also on the verge of free agency — and a third-round pick (67th overall), which the Panthers used to draft right wing Josh Birkholz."
source http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/200 ... o-calgary/
dated the Saturday before Jay Bo's contract ran out.
Similar articles were posted on TSN and Sportcenters website.
So yeah, Jay-Bo was traded 5 days before he became a UFA
Re: Trading rights to RFA's?
That's what I meant. You said RFA when he was actually set to become a UFA.shanYe - Predators wrote:Vik-Oil wrote:Jay Bo was UFA.
"Bouwmeester, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, was acquired by Calgary in a trade with the Florida Panthers as the NHL entry draft wrapped up Saturday with the final six rounds at Bell Centre.
Florida acquired Jordan Leopold — also on the verge of free agency — and a third-round pick (67th overall), which the Panthers used to draft right wing Josh Birkholz."
source http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/200 ... o-calgary/
dated the Saturday before Jay Bo's contract ran out.
Similar articles were posted on TSN and Sportcenters website.
So yeah, Jay-Bo was traded 5 days before he became a UFA
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Re: Trading rights to RFA's?
RFAs rights can be traded. We don't really want a scenario of this happening all the time because the RFA Free Agency process is in there for a reason, but it does happen, so we will allow it to happen here.
The team acquiring a player's rights will have 5 calendar days (or however long until the player rejects the final offer in that timeframe) to sign the RFA that they trade for. After that, they become bid-eligible and will be subject to the compensation policies outlined in the Rulebook.
The team acquiring a player's rights will have 5 calendar days (or however long until the player rejects the final offer in that timeframe) to sign the RFA that they trade for. After that, they become bid-eligible and will be subject to the compensation policies outlined in the Rulebook.
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Former Commissioner, Current Jackets GM and Owner of Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide