Under the new CBA, Restricted Free Agents who do not sign contracts by December 1 of a given year will be ineligible to play in the League for the balance of that season.
Also, if you play in a game in another league after the opening night of the season you can't play until next year. This came up with Kovalchuk last year and probably will with Zherdev and Bergenheim this year.
Edit: You can play but you would have to pass through waivers first.
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