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					Originally Posted by bubbsy  I love this deal.  My only beef is that the first rounder is 2024 not 2023. If gaudreau doesn't re-sign that could be a decent pick. 
 What does lottery protected mean here exactly?  What's deemed a lottery pick?  (Top3,5,10,16)??
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Top 10. 
And it won't be. So it will be the 2022 1st (near a 2nd round pick).