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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I agree to an extent but as a fan I would love to know why Treliving didn't lottery protect the pick. Would the Islanders not accept that or was he so confident this was a playoff team that he didn't make it a big enough sticking point in negotiations?
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What would the deal even look like with a protected pick? Surely, they'd want something in return if the pick got kicked down the road a year? We already gave them a couple seconds, so what would the compensation be if the lottery hit? And what happens if they kicked it down a year and the lottery hit twice in a row?