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05/10/2017 at 3:57pm EDT

via Pierre LeBrun tweets,

Interesting: have heard from teams who are contemplating using Vegas' unique free-agent window prior to June 21 in this fashion

Team X could offer Vegas an asset in exchange for signing a pending UFA from another team during that unique window

Then Vegas would flip that signed player to Team X. But key is that Vegas must wait until after expansion draft to flip the signed player

That's because any signed free agent during the unique window counts as one of Vegas' roster picks for expansion draft...

Might be worth the asset for Vegas if it counts as an expansion draft pick from a team that doesn't have much to select from to begin with

And FYI, league source says all of this is permissible. Just another potential expansion draft week wrinkle....

And in case you missed these tweets from LeBrun two days ago...

The NHL is still in discussion about the exact window for when Vegas can talk/negotiate with unprotected RFAs/UFAs from the 30 teams

But obviously that window will conclude at some point before June 21 when Vegas announces its expansion draft selections

That's because any RFA or UFA signed by Vegas off another team before June 21 would count as its expansion draft selection off that club

Remember in that window, Vegas can sign an unprotected RFA like the player is its own. No offer sheet required. No compensation for the team

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