Julien BriseBois and the Lightning schemed to get around another rule and betray Ryan McDonagh?
As you know and as we reported a few days ago, Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois recently traded his defenseman Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Preds.
In return, Tampa Bay received two players: Philippe Myers and Grant Mismash.
However, in order to complete this trade, BriseBois and the Lightning had to find a way to convince McDonagh to waive his no-trade clause and agree to a deal in Nashville.
On this subject, the excellent journalist Nick Kypreos made a disturbing revelation:
That last point is important. Since McDonagh had a no-trade clause, but not a no-movement clause, Lightning management could place him on waivers.
That's where they schemed everything, to (once again) bend a rule and get around the no-trade clause they signed McDonagh to.
According to Kypreos, Tampa Bay made a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets to literally put McDonagh on the block.
The Lightning then reportedly made a (secret) deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Jackets made a commitment to the Lightning, to claim McDonagh from waivers. Wow.
"And now it's 'Do you want to go to Columbus or do you want to go to Nashville?"
Still unbelievable, from BriseBois, towards a guy who gave everything to make your club win two Stanley Cups.
So, basically, either McDonagh was lifting his no-trade clause, to be traded to Nashville, or he was placed on waivers and would have been claimed by Columbus. Ayayaye!
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