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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Except they didn't need to earn the right to retain the pick. That's not how it works.
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The point is that the conditions could not be met because the NHL shut down the season early, and it is not completing the regular season schedule. So, the conditions were not met in part due to the actions of the NHL, not due to whether or not the player would have met the target. Based on the rate at which he scored over the portion of the season that he played, if Neal had continued to perform at the same rate, he would have met the target, but was prevented from doing so by the actions of the NHL.
"How it works" really has no relevance in a season that was shortened unexpectedly by an unprecedented event.