LordNeverLose
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Does Vegas have guaranteed odds for future seasons? And if yes, can you provide a source.
Like, draft lottery odds?
If so, then nope, just this season. After this, they're just another team.
Like, draft lottery odds?
If so, then nope, just this season. After this, they're just another team.
Does Vegas have guaranteed odds for future seasons? And if yes, can you provide a source.
Yeah, I thought I read they were guaranteed a lottery spot their first few seasons. Can't see anything online about it right now though.
That was initially rumored to be the case, but the only draft that's been confirmed to have that is 2017. If there's others, they're unconfirmed.Yeah, I thought I read they were guaranteed a lottery spot their first few seasons. Can't see anything online about it right now though.
I also have an expansion draft questions.
How will the draft work? Will there be an order of teams that L.V has to follow?, will trades be allowed during the draft? For instance lets say everyone expects NSH to expose a fwd but say last min they expose a D man and LV picks that D man can Tor call LV before they make their next pick to try and make a trade? Or are all trades frozen before the draft then re opened after?
The 30 NHL Clubs must submit their Protection List by 5:00 P.M. ET on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The Las Vegas team must submit their Expansion Draft Selections by 5:00 P.M. ET on June 20 and the announcement of their selections will be released on made on June 21.
I'm gonna say no to the bolded:
There'd have to be a trade freeze in between the lists submitions through to the selections of course.
There could be a flurry of activity before and after that freeze though with teams looking to move a player they fear they'll lose for nothing and on the flip side LV can wheel and deal players they've selected post picking them. McPhee has said he'll be holding auctions at that point. Only wrinkle being the player can't be traded back to the team he was selected from. I believe LV has to wait a calendar year to do so.
100% incorrect. Don't have a link but they re guaranteed now worst than 3rd overall odfds for their 1st 2 or 3 seasons at least.
100% incorrect. Don't have a link but they re guaranteed now worst than 3rd overall odfds for their 1st 2 or 3 seasons at least.
The NHL also tried to pre-empt various shenanigans. While the new team(s) can trade anyone taken, none of the players can go back to their previous club until January 1. There will also be no buyouts of anyone selected until after the first expansion season. Finally, there will be a guaranteed spot in the draft lottery for four years.