That's not what we were talking about. You get no compensaction, true. No one said you did. The question was if someone tries to sign one of your players do you get a chance to match that offer and keep him, and the answer to that is yes. The other team offers a contract. The player can sign it or get a better offer from the team he had been on. whichever of the two teams the player chooses, it's his choice, he has to be put on the 53 man roster. Thems the rules.