Speculation: Trading-to-Trade Back With Retention

[seanlinden]

Dumb question... but is this possible / legal?

Trade 1
To Team X:
Frederik Andersen

To Toronto:
5th Round Pick

Trade 2
To Toronto
Frederik Andersen at 50% Retained

To Team X
3rd Round Pick

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[stl76]

Not legal. /thread

 

[voxel]

Cap circumvention. Get 1st round pick taken away as punishment.

 

[SomeDude]

The NHL opening this thread...

 

[Djp]

That’s cap circumvention and illegal.

Any trade that occurs like this within a valender year of the trade woukd be disallowed