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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Except he signed at 19 but didn't play pro as a 19 year old, which gives him 4 years. I'm just not sure if the 4 years start from 11-12 (which would end the exemption in 14-15) or from when he turned pro in 12-13 (which would end the exemption after 15-16).
EDIT: From the waiver exemption part of the CBA (Article 13.4):
Ferland's first pro game was in 12-13 with Abbotsford. |
Myself, I mostly ignore when he signed as that years contract slides. It's when he turns pro that counts and Ferland has used up his three years of waiver free status.
If you want to look at it as when he signed, that comes out to 4 years and in that case the 4 years are also up. I'd use Sieloff as an example of this as he signed as a 19 year old and thus gets 4 years of waiver free exemption depending on his NHL games played.