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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
Doesn't Ferland need to pass through waivers? If so, there's no way the team takes a chance with losing him. I know that lots of players will be going down, but I think a guy like Ferly would get scooped up in a hurry. Same goes for Shore. They trade him before they waive them IMO.
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I think he's exempt this year based on looking at his signing date and games played, but I could be wrong. I miss capgeek's waiver calculator.
EDIT: Ferland signed his contract on Dec 5, 2011. He was 19 years old when he signed. As such, he is exempt for 4 years or 160 NHL games played. He played his first NHL game in 14-15, which was his third year from signing. As such, I don't think his exemption resets to 3 years starting in 14-15, as it was down from the 4 years starting in 12-13 to 1 more year in 15-16. He has played 35 NHL games, meaning his exemption ends after the 15-16 season, or immediately after he plays another 125 NHL games, whichever comes first.
Note: The part I'm hazy on is if 11-12 counts as his first waiver exempt season, since he turned 19 in 2011 and signed in 2011, or if 12-13 counts as his first waiver exempt season. If 11-12 is his first waiver exempt season, then his 4 years have been used up and he is not waiver exempt for the upcoming season.
Any CBA experts want to chime in?