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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
Why does anyone think that Lucic will have to be protected because he has a NMC? Pretty much everyone of consequence with a NMC last expansion draft waived it.
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As far as I can tell, only Fleury and Enstrom waived their NMCs for the Vegas draft.
As of November 2016, there were 66 players who had contracts that required protection:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...ins-surprises/
Most were players who were never going to be left unprotected regardless of their NMCs (Crosby, Kane, Kopitar, etc). Three players were given exemptions due to long-term injuries (Clarkson, Clowe, and Horton). Two were bought out prior to the draft (Beauchemin and Girardi).
Except for Enstrom and Fleury, all other players who had NMCs that required protection were protected. Other than Phaneuf, we don't know if any of the other players were asked (formally or informally) to waive and refused.