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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I'm just not sure I buy the "he couldn't be traded because he needed to be protected if he was traded before the draft!" thing, given that Detroit, Edmonton, and Philly all added (and protected) Nick Leddy, Duncan Keith, and Ryan Ellis prior to the roster freeze.
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Gio to Edmonton might have been the only possibility then, but trading your captain to your rival is probably not something the team wanted to do.
Philly landing Ellis is a huge get, I don't see them being interested in Gio given their other rumoured target was Seth Jones.
And Detroit is still Detroit. Gio also has a NTC, remember.