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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Imagine a scenario where we trade away so many players for picks and prospects that we only have like three or four players we even HAVE to protect...
Wait, is that even allowed? Wouldn't we be forced to make at least one player available?
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You are required to make available 2 forwards and 1 defenceman who are under contract for the upcoming season and who have played at least 40 games in 2020-21 or a combined total of at least 70 games over the last 2 seasons. You are also required to expose 1 goalie who is either signed to an NHL contract for 2021-22 or an RFA at the end of this season.
If we assume the Flames will protect: Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Monahan, Lindholm, Backlund, Mangiapane, and Dube up front; Hanifin, Andersson, and Tanev on D; and Markstrom in goal; that would leave Lucic and Giordano to meet the skater exposure requirement and Parsons to meet the goalie requirement.
The Flames need to sign (or otherwise acquire) a qualifying forward to a contract for 2021-22 prior to the expansion draft in order to be compliant.