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Nik the Trik said:Sure but Boston had, what, a 1% chance of winning the lottery? And like a 4% chance of moving up?
Yeah. 1% and less than 3.4%. Not a big deal at all.
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Nik the Trik said:Sure but Boston had, what, a 1% chance of winning the lottery? And like a 4% chance of moving up?
Heroic Shrimp said:I don't see where it's a big deal. They're highly likely to have a lottery (non-playoff) pick those years anyway and the assurance will make no difference either way. At most, it gives them a remote lottery chance if they should happen to squeak into the playoffs.
Peter D. said:Yes. But Bettman admitting that they will do whatever they can to get the team competitive earlier than any other expansion team is ridiculous to me.
Foley paid $500 million to join the big boys club. Giving him a quicker return on investment should have no bearing at all.
Peter D. said:Yes. But Bettman admitting that they will do whatever they can to get the team competitive earlier than any other expansion team is ridiculous to me.
Foley paid $500 million to join the big boys club. Giving him a quicker return on investment should have no bearing at all.
CarltonTheBear said:Looks like Vegas will have a pretty decent pool of middle-6 forwards to select from Detroit. They've got a ton of players eligible for the draft, and having to protect Mantha now doesn't make things easier. I'm guessing they go Zetterberg, Nielsen, Nyquist, Abdelkader, Helm, Mantha, Glendening.
That would leave Tatar, Sheahan, Jurco, Pulkkinen, and Athanasiou all exposed.
Deebo said:CarltonTheBear said:Looks like Vegas will have a pretty decent pool of middle-6 forwards to select from Detroit. They've got a ton of players eligible for the draft, and having to protect Mantha now doesn't make things easier. I'm guessing they go Zetterberg, Nielsen, Nyquist, Abdelkader, Helm, Mantha, Glendening.
That would leave Tatar, Sheahan, Jurco, Pulkkinen, and Athanasiou all exposed.
Each team can only lose one player to expansion, right?
Zee said:What are the expansion draft rules around moving a player from defense to wing? Let's say you have a player that you want to expose as a forward but he's currently playing defense. Can you suddenly say you're moving him to forward and then use him as an exposed forward? Or has he had to play a certain number of games in that position?
CarltonTheBear said:Zee said:What are the expansion draft rules around moving a player from defense to wing? Let's say you have a player that you want to expose as a forward but he's currently playing defense. Can you suddenly say you're moving him to forward and then use him as an exposed forward? Or has he had to play a certain number of games in that position?
I think the league will just use common sense here. There's really nobody in the league who this would currently apply to right now. Even guys like Byfuglien and Burns who used to play forward are 100% considered defencemen now.
Zee said:You would think, but unless it's written down as a specific rule I wouldn't put it past any GM trying to use a loophole like this if it benefits them.
Zee said:You would think, but unless it's written down as a specific rule I wouldn't put it past any GM trying to use a loophole like this if it benefits them.
It has been previously reported that waiving of a no-move clause is for the expansion draft only. The clause is re-instated after if they are selected or not.
June 12: Deadline for teams to ask that a player waive their no-move clause. For Nashville and Pittsburgh, the deadline is the day after the cup final if that?s later than June 12. The time is 5 p.m. (all times are Eastern Time).
June 14: The last possible day for the Stanley Cup Final
June 15: The buyout window opens. For players with no-move clauses, the team must ask first if they wish to go through waivers before being bought out. To effect a buyout prior to the expansion draft, that request has to be made on this day.
June 16: Last chance to place players on waivers is noon. Players who were asked to waive their no-move clause for the expansion draft have until 5 p.m. to agree.
June 17: Waiver and trade freeze begins at 3 p.m. for all teams except Vegas. A moratorium on signing players to new SPCs begins at the same time (this includes a team?s UFAs and RFAs as well as any other new signing). The protection lists must be submitted by 5 p.m.
June 18: The NHL will distribute the approved lists by 10 a.m. to all NHL teams. The exposed UFA/RFA interview period for Vegas opens at the same time.
June 21: Vegas must submit their list of the lucky 30 players to the NHL by 10 a.m. and include any new SPCs signed for free agents. The names will be released as part of the NHL awards that evening.
June 22: The trade, signing and waiver freeze is lifted at 8 a.m. and all returns to normal.