frightenedinmatenum2
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Team will want him after July 1st to talk about extensions. And that helps our return as well
You're right that they can't sign until July 1st, but there would be nothing stopping a team from hammering out the details of an extension now (with Ottawa's permission). It simply wouldn't be binding for another few days until it can officially be submitted to the league.
I think this ends up similar to the Debrincat thing, where we try to get a current 1st, but end up having to settle for a pick in next year's draft.