NHL Expansion Draft Rules Unlikely To Change

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NHL Expansion Draft Rules Unlikely To Change 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Tue May 29, 2018 10:56 pm

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has gotten "no pushback whatsoever" from owners regarding if the league should give a prospective Seattle franchise the same expansion draft rules that the Vegas Golden Knights received.

"I think clubs have learned a lot," Bettman said at a news conference before the Stanley Cup Final began in Las Vegas, where the Golden Knights hope to become the first expansion team in the NHL, MLB, NBA or NFL to win a championship in its inaugural season since the 1950 Cleveland Browns. "We needed to make the team more competitive. ... This was the first expansion in the salary-cap era. As we afford all of our clubs an opportunity to be competitive, it wouldn't make any sense to not have the expansion team the same way."

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Re: NHL Expansion Draft Rules Unlikely To Change 

Post#2 » by Cactus Jack » Wed May 30, 2018 1:08 am

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Post#3 » by Otis Driftwood » Wed May 30, 2018 8:28 pm

Cactus Jack wrote::biggrin:


The organ-eye-zation in Vegas has set one hell of a bar. Get a damn good GM and a respected coach... and fill in the blanks.
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Re: NHL Expansion Draft Rules Unlikely To Change 

Post#4 » by Cactus Jack » Wed May 30, 2018 11:44 pm

Otis Driftwood wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote::biggrin:


The organ-eye-zation in Vegas has set one hell of a bar. Get a damn good GM and a respected coach... and fill in the blanks.

I don't expect to win the Cup right away. But, having the same set of rules as Vegas, is a helluva start. :thumbsup:

Let's go Totems (err...Kraken)!!! :clap:
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Re: NHL Expansion Draft Rules Unlikely To Change 

Post#5 » by the_process » Fri Jun 1, 2018 1:24 am

It really does speak volumes about the NHL that an expansion team needs only three more wins to hoist the Cup.

And not in a good way.
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Post#6 » by Otis Driftwood » Fri Jun 1, 2018 2:44 pm

the_process wrote:It really does speak volumes about the NHL that an expansion team needs only three more wins to hoist the Cup.

And not in a good way.


That's one way of looking at it...
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