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On Jun 20, 2:46 pm, "Nitram" <nit....DeleteThis@telus.net> wrote:
> Uh Huh!!
>
> The Habs traded a 1st round pick for the rights to talk to a player who's a
> UFA on July 1st.
>
> I don't think so.

Yeah, I thought the Leaves had already given permission for this...
since when do they have to trade for it?
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"feeniks©" <Die.Spam.Pig.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 20, 2:46 pm, "Nitram" <nit....DeleteThis@telus.net> wrote:
>> Uh Huh!!
>>
>> The Habs traded a 1st round pick for the rights to talk to a player who's
>> a
>> UFA on July 1st.
>>
>> I don't think so.
>
> Yeah, I thought the Leaves had already given permission for this...
> since when do they have to trade for it?


See Philly and Nashville last season with Upshall and Timonen.
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>On Jun 20, 2:46 pm, "Nitram" <nit....TakeThisOut@telus.net> wrote:
>> Uh Huh!!
>>
>> The Habs traded a 1st round pick for the rights to talk to a player who's a
>> UFA on July 1st.
>>
>> I don't think so.
>
>Yeah, I thought the Leaves had already given permission for this...
>since when do they have to trade for it?

It sounds like they did more than get permission to talk to him, they traded
the pick for the exclusive rights to sign him before July 1st.

Jim
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