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[ahtikullervo]

- July 23: Buyout period begins; also begins the period to negotiate with 2003 draft picks and teams' own free agents.

- July 28: 5 p.m. EDT deadline for signing 2003 draft picks (otherwise they re-enter 2005 draft); deadline for exercising club/player options for 2005-06 season.

- July 29: 5 p.m. EDT deadline for player buyouts.

- July 30: NHL entry draft in Ottawa. Modified version with only top prospects invited and cut down from nine to seven rounds.

- July 31: 5 p.m. EDT deadline to extend qualifying offers to clubs' own free agents. Qualifying offers are needed to retain rights of restricted free agents.

- Aug. 1: Official free-agent signing season begins.

- Aug. 10: Players notify teams whether they've elected salary arbitration.

- Aug. 11: Clubs notify players whether they've elected to bring them to salary arbitration.

- Aug. 12: NHL and NHLPA schedule arbitration cases.

- Aug. 15: Qualifying offers expire automatically.

- Aug. 22-Sept. 1: Salary arbitration hearings.

So I will spend loads of time in the net and biting my nails...

[Reb]

As will I. It's common knowledge that I hate rumours. Just the facts. That's all I want.

[Veca]

As will I.  It's common knowledge that I hate rumours.  Just the facts.  That's all I want. 

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You will be getting a lot of the facts and soon now Reb.

[SacredCow]

As I said in another thread, two weeks from right now we will know so much more. The draft will have come and gone, all RFA's will have either been signed or let go and UFA's will have had two days to sign with teams. It's going to be great!

[Dark Knight]

As will I.  It's common knowledge that I hate rumours.  Just the facts.  That's all I want. 

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I got a fact for you Aramis: there will be lots of rumors!

[Reb]

As will I.  It's common knowledge that I hate rumours.  Just the facts.  That's all I want.  

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I got a fact for you Aramis: there will be lots of rumors!

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