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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Biggest barrier on a Brodie signing is going to be trade protection.
Flames won't want to give him a NMC so they don't have to protect him in the expansion draft, and he's going to want a NMC or at least a promise that they don't let him get selected by Seattle.
Honestly wouldn't be surprised if he were to take a 1 year deal this offseason, be a UFA for the expansion draft, and then re-sign next off-season for 3-4 when the expansion draft isn't looming.
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Exactly why I think there is going to be a bunch of 1 year deals. Teams have 2 major headwinds to navigate:
1) a frozen cap, due to COVID
2) the expansion draft
They just can't throw contracts around like most years. So as a player, you accept a one-year deal so that you are a FA again next summer, when those concerns have (hopefully) cleared up