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Originally Posted by Textcritic

All of what we are hearing so far are well-sourced rumours about what the expansion draft will look like, but there has been nothing reported officially as of yet. To that end, yes, word is that players with NMCs on their contracts beyond the end of the 2016–17 season will need to be protected. But because we don't know anything beyond a few of these minor bits of information, your second question cannot be answered yet. I would imagine that players would be given the option to waive their NMCs, but how many players would agree to that?

Thanks for quick reply Textcritic