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Originally Posted by Robbob
Except the NHL mandates a certain level of NHL experience that needs to dress for exhibition games, hence the PTOs.
We don't have a first rounder so that gimmie is off the table. I don't think we make the goalie requirement so I think we will have one PTO goalie.
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We don't know how many, if any, preseason games the Flames will have in North America while the bulk of the team is in China. I assume one reason they're going a week earlier than the Canucks and Kings did last year is so the trip is less-disruptive to Training Camp.
If there are any preseason games scheduled while the main team is in China, the league will almost-certainly give them an exemption to the veteran rule, like they did with Vancouver and LA last season.
Look at the roster the Canucks dressed for their preseason game in Calgary last year:
https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-v...game_tab=stats
By my count, only Megna and Chaput would have met the requirements for the veteran rule.