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Originally Posted by sureLoss
looks like Phaneuf said No.
Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Dion Phaneuf is not expected to waive his NMC, as was requested by OTT. That means Phaneuf would have to be protected in expansion draft.
If ottawa sticks to a 7-3-1 protection scheme, that means they likely leave Methot unprotected. Or maybe Ceci
If they go to a 8-1 scheme to protect both Ceci and Methot, they can only protect 4 of the following:
Ryan, Hoffman, Brassard, Stone, Turris, Burrows, Pageau, Dzingel, etc
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Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
The other option for OTT would be to trade Phaneuf before submitting protected/exposed lists for expansion draft.
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Going to be a hard sell to trade him with $28 million in cap hit over the next four years.
Ottawa's going to lose a decent player no way around it. In the 8-1 scenario I would probably protect Hoffman, Stone, Turris, and Pageau. Really though I don't see why they wouldn't go 7-3-1 and leave Methot available.