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Flames claim they did their homework before O’Reilly offer sheet fiasco
CALGARY – Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster says the team performed due diligence before signing Colorado forward Ryan O’Reilly to an offer sheet.
The Flames released a statement this afternoon after Rogers Sportsnet reported that O’Reilly would have been placed on waivers if the Avalanche hadn’t matched Calgary’s offer sheet.
Had the deal played out that way, the Flames would have lost two high draft picks and O’Reilly, who would have likely been snapped up by another team.
According to the NHL’s collective agreement, O’Reilly would have had to clear waivers because he played two games in Russia’s KHL after the start of the NHL season.
But Feaster said in a statement that the team researched whether or not there was any impediments to acquiring O’Reilly before drafting the offer sheet.
He also said that the prospect of losing two high draft picks as well as O’Reilly himself is now a moot point since Colorado matched the offer sheet.
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