A clarification of the Expansion Draft rules came to light today, via Pierre LeBrun:
The Jan. 1 rule is for players traded to other teams before the expansion draft; they can't be re-acquired prior to Jan. 1
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 26, 2017
What does this mean? It means that, in theory, the Vegas Golden Knights could trade Marc Methot back to the Ottawa Senators right now if a deal could be made.
Let’s be clear - this is purely about such a deal being possible.