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Rutherford looking for defense insurance, needs real insurance instead

September 23, 2020, 6:09 PM ET [220 Comments]
Ryan Wilson
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Patric Hornqvist was traded today, but he wasn't, at least not yet. Aside from needing his consent because of his full no-trade clause the Florida Panthers wanted to be sure his contract was insured because, well, he's old and has a lot of miles on his body.




GM Bill Zito was in Columbus when the Blue Jackets had a similar issue with Nathan Horton. That contract was not insured, and, therefore, a financial headache when he could not play for the final six seasons of it. (Eventually, they traded Horton to Toronto for David Clarkson, a move that allowed the Maple Leafs to use Long-Term Injury relief.)

You could see why Zito would be concerned about that.

Whatever the case, it sounds like the news got out before either issue was settled. One hurdle would be challenging enough…but two? Big problem. Tough for the teams and the players involved, because you don’t want this getting out if you can’t pull it off.


Whoops! Tallon's fax machine must have been bugged and the details got out before they wanted. Who knows where it goes from here. For now the Penguins are without another bloated mid-tier contract with no chance of getting proper value.

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