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| The Rangers may be able to protect defenseman Dan Girardi if there is an expansion draft in 2017. |
Larry Brooks of the New York Post on Tuesday wrote that the Rangers may be allowed to protect defenseman Dan Girardi if the NHL has a Las Vegas expansion draft in 2017.
Someone who had firsthand knowledge of a possible 2017 NHL expansion draft told The New York Post that teams "only would be compelled to protect players with no-move clauses (and contracts) that extend through at least the 2017-18 season".
According to Brooks, that means that players whose no-move clauses (or contracts) that expire at the end of 2016-17 would not have to be protected.
That would include Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi, whose no-move clause will become a modified no-trade clause on July 1, 2017.
According to Brooks, Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on that date; and Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman's no-move and contracts both expire after next season.
That would include Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi, whose no-move clause will become a modified no-trade clause on July 1, 2017.
According to Brooks, Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on that date; and Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman's no-move and contracts both expire after next season.
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