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Unfortunately, the NHLPA takes a rather dim view of not paying your players, no matter how crappy they play. And just to clarify, Comrie was on the roster during the last half of the season and the playoffs, but he was busy practicing his magic act (he's got the disappearing act down pat). But it's not about paying back his salary. There is no justification for asking a player to pay back anything he earned from the previous year, and that's not what Lowe is asking for (that's just what I am asking for). The reason Lowe wants the money is the trade only nets the Oilers a prospect and a draft pick, yet he needs something right now, and that 2.5 will go toward bringing another center in. Because Comrie refuses to be reasonable (and he pulled this same shit when he came out of juniors), he's left the Oilers in a horrible situation.
As far as the deal goes, the trade isn't final until both parties agree with it. Lowe has every right to add stipulations to the trade until it is finalized (meaning until he agrees to the trade). It sucks for the Ducks but this happens all the time in the NHL with teams pulling out or changing the deal at the last minute. At least he didn't trade him to two teams at the same time.
Nobody wants to see him go as much as I do and that should tell you what kind of player he is.
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