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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5321319, member: 7511"] Good question. Assuming that the league and the players union reach agreement on a new CBA, I don’t know if it’s possible to sign a player, I.e Arike, to a long term contract and then list her as one of 6 protected players before free agency. In most other sports, a player’s existing team gets first dibs before a player is eligible for free agency. One other option comes to mind. Let’s say Arike and Curt Miller work out a verbal agreement on a new free agent contract. But Miller wants to protect 6 of his young players. So the Wings announce their 6 protected players for the expansion draft and then re-sign Arike once free agency rolls around. [/QUOTE]