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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Technically, Vegas still traded a protected pick. It only became unprotected when they traded their 2025 1st to San Jose for Hertl.
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The thing is, they
chose to make the pick unprotected, and if memory serves, they did it within a matter of a day or two after the original trade.
That's a bit different from having the pick turn unprotected because your team ends up doing a faceplant and being in the lottery.