Finally some clarity regarding the Professional Seasons definition...
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Darren Haynes @DarrenWHaynes
Noteworthy re: expansion. Contrary to popular belief, suggests sliding ELCs (e.g. Shinkaruk, Poirier) aren't exempt.
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Arthur Staple @StapeNewsday
NHL deputy commish Bill Daly confirmed to me via email today that Ryan Pulock must be protected in the expansion draft. #Isles
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Like Pulock, Poirier and Shinkaruk both played the 2014-15 season in the AHL on sliding ELCs. If Pulock isn't exempt, Poirier and Shinkaruk won't be either.
If this is true, it looks like they're going with the "Professional Season" definition from the CBA (Article 10.1):
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For the purposes of the foregoing, the term "professional season" shall: (A) for a Player aged 18 or 19, mean any season in which such Player plays in eleven (11) or more Professional Games (including NHL Regular Season and Playoff Games, minor league regular season and playoff games, and games played in any European professional league, while under an SPC), and (B) for a Player aged 20 or older, mean any season in which such Player plays in one or more Professional Games (including NHL Regular Season and Playoff Games, minor league regular season and playoff games, and games played in any European professional league, while under an SPC).
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Gillies should still be exempt under this definition.
I still think that Jokipakka is the most-likely player for the Flames to lose in the expansion draft.