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Originally Posted by getbak
Finally some clarity regarding the Professional Seasons definition...
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):
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.
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I think who the Flames lose will depend on what other teams have out there. If teams are exposing enough NHL calibre players, perhaps Vegas takes a waiver exempt "close to NHL" player from Calgary? If they take too many guys that would need to start on an NHL roster, they could trade these guys to gain assets, but then you are in a position where you HAVE to make a deal, which hurts bargaining.
I wonder if we see trades happen though, where Vegas takes a player, only to flip them back to that team/another team for young assets?