Confirmed with Link: Canucks Re-Sign G Kevin Lankinen 5y/4.5AAV

[Blue and Green]

I didn't believe that playoff games counted for Group VI UFA so he'd be at 17. But I'm not sure.

Playoff games count.

 

[MS]

Playoff games count.

Yeah, you're right. Just went through the CBA.

Weird in that it doesn't line up with how the NHL does most other things.

 

[Blue and Green]

Yeah, you're right. Just went through the CBA.

Weird in that it doesn't line up with how the NHL does most other things.

Playoff games count against pretty much everything except the "accrued seasons" toward typical Group 3 UFA status. The "professional experience" and "professional seasons" definitions, as well as Group 6 all include playoff games.