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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
So if Gio gets exposed in the expansion draft and the Kraken don't pick him is he going to be angered? No because the team discussed it with him and players understand the business. I would think if Treliving was looking at buying out Lucic say next offseason that he gives him a call and gives him the heads up as that's what a GM with some class would do.
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Expansion draft isn’t comparable to a buyout. The ultimate control of the situation is out of the teams hands in expansion. With expansion you will have an unprotected list that you have to navigate no matter who’s on it. There will be more players on the unprotected list than on the protected list. Do you talk to all of them ahead of time, and tell them they’re either going to be protected or unprotected and you’re obviously still debating the lists until they’re officially submitted? Please don’t be mad that we protected the players we protected. Please don’t be mad that you got exposed but not selected.
With a buyout I don’t see why you would tell the player until you had decided 100%. There’s nothing to say anyways. We’d like to put your future into uncertainty for no reason, until there’s a reason.
You want your boss to come to you every time they’re considering firing you, but don’t?