Yes any UFA they sign right now would not be eligible for the playoffs.
My understanding is that draft picks like Gillies and McDonald would be eligible to play in the playoffs as they are on the teams 80 man reserve list at the trade deadline (not to be confused with the 50 contract limit).
Gillies, could technically leave his team in the middle of a national title bid but unlikely he would do that to his teammates, would only be hypothetically available April 9th at the earliest or April 11 at the latest.
Also Gillies with 0 pro games might not be an ideal situation to throw him into.
McDonald suffered an injury a few days ago. It is suspected it is a knee sprain but could be a tear.
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