Gary Bettman Blocks Major Trade Involving Tony DeAngelo
It was reported in the last few hours that Gary Bettman blocked a trade involving Tony DeAngelo.
Bettman Stops Trade
The Flyers and the Hurricanes agreed on the terms of a trade, but the NHL didn't approve.
According to them, getting a player less than a year after trading him could be a way to circumvent the cap.
Pierre LeBrun wrote in The Athletic:
What's the holdup on DeAngelo?
In the meantime, another proposed Flyers trade that was supposed to happen Sunday did not.
The Hurricanes and Flyers were in agreement in principle on Tony DeAngelo going to Carolina for a prospect and Philadelphia retaining 50% of his remaining $5 million salary and cap hit for next season.
But my understanding is that the NHL took issue with DeAngelo going back to Carolina within a year of his trade from the Hurricanes. There's language in the CBA about a player returning within 12 months, especially on a retained salary, as being possible circumvention.
I believe both the Flyers and Hurricanes have argued with the league about this, saying: 1) His contract wasn't even signed with Carolina; it was Philadelphia that signed him last summer to a two-year, $10 million deal. And 2) Chuck Fletcher was the GM who traded for DeAngelo and signed him, and he's no longer there - so how could any of this be a circumvention?
My understanding is that the league will talk to the teams this week in Nashville about it. Either the league will sign off on it or it will want the teams to wait until July 9 to complete the trade, following the 12 months rule. If that's the case, who knows if the current proposed trade still works for both teams. So stay tuned on that one.
In the meantime, another proposed Flyers trade that was supposed to happen Sunday did not.
The Hurricanes and Flyers were in agreement in principle on Tony DeAngelo going to Carolina for a prospect and Philadelphia retaining 50% of his remaining $5 million salary and cap hit for next season.
But my understanding is that the NHL took issue with DeAngelo going back to Carolina within a year of his trade from the Hurricanes. There's language in the CBA about a player returning within 12 months, especially on a retained salary, as being possible circumvention.
I believe both the Flyers and Hurricanes have argued with the league about this, saying: 1) His contract wasn't even signed with Carolina; it was Philadelphia that signed him last summer to a two-year, $10 million deal. And 2) Chuck Fletcher was the GM who traded for DeAngelo and signed him, and he's no longer there - so how could any of this be a circumvention?
My understanding is that the league will talk to the teams this week in Nashville about it. Either the league will sign off on it or it will want the teams to wait until July 9 to complete the trade, following the 12 months rule. If that's the case, who knows if the current proposed trade still works for both teams. So stay tuned on that one.
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