Oiler fan here. On our end we lost Riley Nash to the same loophole that they lost Schultz. Only difference was that we traded Nash before we lost him for nothing. I can't feel too bad for Anaheim, as they profited greatly on Pronger stabbing us in the back. But yeah, that loophole really should be taken care of.
So, Schultz (only 22 yrs young) became an Oiler on July 1st, 2012...because of some loophole... happy for your Oilers but this ''loophole'' business...still don't fully understand how Schultz became an Oiler but I won't push the topic anymore! (bottom line...there's some glitch in the UFA system...and hopefully it gets fixed soon. Meanwhile...Oilers have Schultz! will be a VERY entertaining team to watch).
Pronger...apparently from this thread you guys got Eberle and Smid from of losing Pronger...not bad at all!! Anaheim...from what I understand just lost Schultz and got nothing in return? something obviously should be fixed with this glitch! good for Oilers but I'm sure we can all agree that this ''loophole'' glitch is a tad sketchy! Anyways...works out well since Oilers sure could use a dman like Schultz (so can our Habs!).
In a nutshell...it's like karma! Anaheim was the team that got Pronger out of Edmonton (UFA? or trade...I forget)... and Edmonton took Schultz away from Anaheim! (karma or...some loophole glitch of some sort!!).
Too lazy to look up the reason why, but it can't happen with Kristo and I'm 99% sure it can't happen with Bennett either. Their loopholes are closed.
Thanks for info. So, Anaheim just forgot to close their loophole?! (forgot or didn't properly protect Schultz,etc?). Anaheim must be asking Bettman for some kind of compensation for losing Schultz for nothing?! Imo, for our Habs...I thought we got lucky when we got a 2nd Rnd Pick as compensation for letting Fischer go (our former 1st Rnd pick)...NHL rules.
I'm happy our Kristo and Bennett are secured with our Habs (according to your info). Looking forward to seeing them in a Habs jersey within 2 seasons from now.
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My top 3 (if I can choose for our Habs):
1. Galchenyuk
2. Yakupov
3. Hamilton
And...I still think Dumba will be the better dman VS Rielly, Murray...we will know more in 2-3 years. Who knows...and maybe Dumba will end up better than Hamilton...one day. Again, only time will tell...
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