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Originally Posted by getbak
No, that has changed. As long as the player has a contract for the upcoming season, he can sign an 8-year extension with any team who holds his rights.
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Did it used to be that the trade deadline was a key date? I remember the Oilers wanting to acquire Hymans rights to add a meaningless 8th year to get his AAV down, but because he wasn't an Oiler at the deadline they could not sign him for 8 years.