sketch22
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- Jul 18, 2011
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Basically it works like this: Each team gets a certain number of players at each position they can protect. Everyone else eligible will be exposed. So having Jurco become eligible won't help them protect a player, it will simply give Las Vegas another player to choose from.
The situation for the Hawks is a little different. Right now the Hawks only have 2 forwards that fit the minimum eligibility requirements (Hartman and Kruger). If Jurco plays 10 more games and the Hawks re-sign him he would fill the minimum requirements and allow the Hawks to protect Hartman.
I don't know if I buy that as a reason to make this trade though because the Hawks could just re-sign Desi or Tootoo and leave them unprotected to be the 2nd required forward.