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Originally Posted by getbak
Right now, the Flames have three options for meeting the forward exposure requirement (assuming Lucic will take one of the two spots): - Expose Backlund
- Sign one of Ryan, Ritchie, Leivo, Simon, or Nordstrom (or trade for another team's pending UFA/RFA and sign him) to a 2021-22 contract, and leave him exposed in the expansion draft
- Trade for a player who is under contract for 2021-22 who meets the games played requirement and leave him exposed
They have to do one of those three things prior to the expansion draft.
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There may also be a few UFAs forwards floating around right now who didn’t get a contract but who qualify. Grabner, Hainsey, etc.