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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
Would Joki count in that situation? He too would be without a contract
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So maybe this is only interesting to me, but a couple of places have referenced contract status and it looks like the players exposed under the 40/70 rule have to be under contract for the next year, and a goalie exposed has to be at least under control (rfa).
So in the flames case, they can protect Brodie, Gio, and Hamilton, but unless they sign extensions, none of smid, engelland, wideman, and jokipakka would count as an exposed player.
That'll make for some interesting dynamics of signing RFAs earlier than normal and offering 2 year deals this summer I think. Otherwise a few teams might be an injury away from not having someone to expose who fits the bill.