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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
So how does this work in terms of how many years the Oilers can keep McDavid? If he misses a big chunk of time, does this year not count towards his 7 year UFA eligibility?
So lets say he's ready in 2 months, but if he's out 3 months, this year doesn't count. I wouldn't put it past the Oilers to keep him out an extra month for "precautionary reasons" in order to gain an extra year of McDavid as an RFA. Especially when they're probably out of any sort of realistic chance at the playoffs by the end of November.
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Can't remember where I read it, but YES his time on the shelf counts towards RFA. He is still on the roster even if he's not playing games. They placed him on LTIR. As long as he's on the roster for 40 games, it will count (which he will be, basically no matter what).