08-20-2021, 06:50 PMAcsolap Wrote:

08-20-2021, 06:39 PMDrunkenTeddy Wrote: HO originally was going to let all 3 go to bidding. While I'm sure people would love to see Hamilton lose 3 1st round picks due to negligence, it is absolutely not what the rule was meant for. I feel partially responsible for not pointing that out in Tommy's rule overview/clarification. The whole point is to stop GMs from abusing a loophole that allowed them to keep players rights without spending cap.

They hadn't lost them though had they? They can always win the bidding process. Seems like a massive over reach by the owners to circumvent HO decision making. Considering this rule was followed by 19/20 SHL teams it's a bit weak to make an exception.

This is the part I don't get, the rules clearly state they go to bidding. Any team can bid, but that's supposed to be the consequence of not getting your draftees signed by the deadline. Seems black and white to the most of us.