“They can file the no-trade lists with us and eliminate any risk to them, or they don’t have to.” “What the managers heard today was that they are in total control of this if they want to be in control of this,” Daly told The Athletic. “There’s also the general catch-all that the commissioner’s role is to protect the integrity of the game, and so I mean there’s a lot of common sense things that you should know that you’re not entitled to do that will get you in trouble if you do them.” Registering no-trade listsĭaly also talked to GMs about no-trade lists in the wake of the Senators forfeiting a first-round draft pick over the Evgenii Dadonov rescinded trade fiasco. “There’s a couple of specific rules in our governing documents (the CBA, the league constitution and the by-laws) that say what you can’t do,” Daly said. Teams should be aware of activities like proxy betting, as well. Obviously, everyone around the league knows players can’t bet on NHL games in any form, as is clearly stipulated by the collective bargaining agreement. “In the sense of all the training we do and what the players are told repeatedly.” “To the extent people are saying that nobody knows what the rules are, I told them why that shouldn’t be the case,” he said. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly addressed GMs on the topic and afterward told The Athletic what his message was.
