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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Well I guess we will see, but that would be the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.
In the end though, if it comes to that the Flames would buy Wideman out before exposing Brodie/Hamilton/Gio because they have to protect him.
I'm not worried about it.
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This is from a Greg Wyshynski article on the expansion draft rules on NMC:
"It's an interesting rule for veteran players who see their no-move protection turn into no-trade protection as their deals go on. Like, for example, New York Rangers defenseman and salary albatross Dan Girardi, who goes from NMC to NTC in 2017. The thought is that he would NOT be exposed, as the expansion draft would take place before July 1, 2017."
He's implying players are considered on their current contract year, all the way up until it changes to the next hockey season. Like the Girardi example or pending free agents, their contract status on July 1 doesn't matter as they're under terms of their current year's contract until the season's calendar year flips over.