Clears up some issues regarding waivers: "We were worried about the integrity aspect of those types of transactions and passed this rule, a very broad rule, that says if a player plays a game in a European league after the start of our regular season, that player can be signed (by an NHL team), but would have to essentially be put on waivers and either clear waivers or be claimed by another club and you can pick up his contract." This explains why Forsberg wouldn't have to go through waivers.