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Originally Posted by Funkhouser
From my understanding, in order to accrue a professional season he needs to play 10 or more games, so even though he will burn a contract year, the summer of 2018 he will be finishing his second pro season and still be exempt.
Same thing applies to Connor, unless they don't sign him by next summer.
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That's what I thought too, but Bob McKenzie tweeted this yesterday:
"If there's an expansion draft in June, 2017, I'm told Connor, if he signs now and plays this season and next, won't need to be protected."
"But it's also possible an expansion draft could happen in June, 2018. In that case, Connor would have to be protected if he plays games now."
"So, if you're WPG, do you sign Connor now and maybe have to use protected spot in 2018 IF there's expansion draft. Or do you play it safe?"
https://twitter.com/tsnbobmckenzie