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treemos27

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb 5 at 1:56
Thread: Seattle Expansion question
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryancnbb</b></div><div>if a UFA is selected like Hyman, they still remain a UFA I think and Seattle wouldn't have their rights. That means that we can still sign them even if they are selected.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rooney</b></div><div>Seattle would hold there rights until the first day of Free Agency. This is 1 week after the Expansion Draft. Seattle would be able to negotiate a new contract before that happens and if they are unable to do so, that player would be a UFA and free to sign wherever.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFanForSomeReason</b></div><div>To the best of my knowledge, pending UFA's need to be protected to 100% guarantee they don't get taken; they are not exempt. Leading up to the expansion draft there is a short period of time where Seattle can negotiate with unprotected pending UFA's. If they can come to a contract agreement in that window, that player becomes their selection from that respective team, if not then obviously they wouldn't waste a pick on someone who's rights they are about to lose.</div></div>

So in theory, could the Leafs leave Hyman unprotected and if Seattle selected him Hyman could simply refuse to sign with them and then sign a deal with the Leafs again once free agency started?
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 8, 2020 at 1:42