Quote (Subzer0isGG @ Jun 17 2013 04:42pm)
NHL Bylaw 15 states tampering as such (as taken from the National Post):
"The making or causing to be made through any medium, public or private, any statement indicating any intention or desire of or interest in acquiring the services (of a player on another club)."
Eberle doesn't have the ability to sign a player to a contract. As long as no representative of the oilers management contacts Knight prior to July 5th or prior to getting permission to talk to him from Florida, it's fine. As long as no representative of oil publicly state in the media that they want to sign him, it's fine.
Jordan Eberle working out with a kid and even talking to him about what it takes to be a pro and what it's been like to play for the oilers, it's not tampering.
It's like when Lowe said if burke doesn't want "Bobby Ryan" we'll take him, in a press conference, and the ducks went to the NHL about Tampering.
That is considered Tampering under the Bylaw 15.
Just because Eberle can't put his signature on another player's contract that doesn't mean he can't indicate the oilers may want to make an offer. It does not have to only be a management or representative, and it doesn't have to be on the record.
IMO there is probably a lot more tampering than a lot of people would think.