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jmac98 · 06-05-2016, 08:22 AM

I find it hard to believe owners would agree to protecting players that would be set to become UFA's only a few days later.

I imagine if this information is true, that the expansion draft would be held after July 1st. I noticed that the above information only gives hypotheticals for what theroretcially 'could' happen based on contracts, but with no hard dates or confirmations the draft would be before free agency.

Edit: this would take Vegas out of the free agency frenzy I suppose, which maybe isnt fair as they may want a roster before adding to it via UFA. But then again, they would be days removed from kind of getting an exclusive shopping spree of their own.

Interesting to see how this will play out.

06-05-2016, 08:22 AM	#11
jmac98 Scoring Winger Join Date: Aug 2009 Exp:	I find it hard to believe owners would agree to protecting players that would be set to become UFA's only a few days later. I imagine if this information is true, that the expansion draft would be held after July 1st. I noticed that the above information only gives hypotheticals for what theroretcially 'could' happen based on contracts, but with no hard dates or confirmations the draft would be before free agency. Edit: this would take Vegas out of the free agency frenzy I suppose, which maybe isnt fair as they may want a roster before adding to it via UFA. But then again, they would be days removed from kind of getting an exclusive shopping spree of their own. Interesting to see how this will play out. Last edited by jmac98; 06-05-2016 at 08:34 AM.