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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Hayes is unlikely available. He can't sign an offer sheet and he doesn't have arb rights so the Rangers can keep him signed to a cap friendly deal.
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I don't believe that's true. He was a 22 year-old signing, so he only needs 2 years of professional experience to be eligible for arbitration and restricted free agency. He will have 2 years experience at the end of this season.
He's not like Gaudreau or Arnold who burned the first year of their contracts without playing enough games to qualify as a year of pro experience, so their ELCs weren't synced with their arbitration and RFA rights. Hayes didn't burn a year of his ELC, so his years line up the way they're supposed to.