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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
It’s about opportunity cost.
Him not requiring a protection spot, allows us to allocate that protected spot to an actual desirable long term asset.
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I understand that, I'm saying I don't see why Lucic wouldn't agree to waive his NMC for an expansion draft he knows he won't be selected in.
If you're Seattle, why do you draft one year of an old, broken down Milan Lucic instead of Oliver Kylington?
You don't. We can already protect every forward we really need. We can't protect all our D. Lucic's impact on the expansion draft should be pretty minimal - it just sucks that he won't be able to handcuff the Oilers anymore.
I suppose Lucic doesn't prevent us from doing anything Neal wouldn't have anyway, and at least Lucic fills a role. Whatever this board's feelings on buyouts are, it's clear ownership was not viewing that as an option for Neal. So what the hell. It's a heavy division; maybe I don't hate it as much as I should. Maybe it's the weed.