There is no other league in the world like this one, no other league that habitually legislates against its strongest teams the way the NHL does, and will continue to do if the recently unveiled expansion draft framework is adopted in concert with the expected announcement that Las Vegas will join — or become — the party for the 2017-18 season.

It is one thing for the Board to enact rules to give the new team, which not coincidentally will spread the wealth by about $16 million per Original 30 on a $500 million entrance fee, a greater opportunity for the immediate success than all of the expansion clubs over the last 48 years to precede it.

But it is another thing entirely to adopt legislation that inevitably will punish franchises that have invested their fans’ money — where else does the revenue originate? — into trying to win and build sustainable operations.

Implementation of a hard cap has accomplished this objective. So has elimination of front-loaded contracts. So have the adoption of the cap-recapture and cap charges against players waived out of the league.

All in the name of almighty competitive balance that has produced a league of lukewarm quality in which, by the way, 12 of its 30 teams were effectively eliminated from playoff contention by the trade deadline.

And now, this. Now these guidelines released at last week’s meetings of the league’s general managers, who are always the last to know about regulations affecting their work product and livelihood.

The devil is in the details, which, at this point, we do not know. Neither do the general managers. When Slap Shots contacted Bill Daly in an attempt to get clarification on the particulars, the cooperative deputy commissioner responded, “I am reluctant to weigh in with too many details here because the framework is still very conceptual and I didn’t share all these specifics yet with the Managers.”

It generally is accepted that the draft rules, which must be jointly adopted by the NHL and NHLPA, will exclude players with no-move clauses from exposure. Does that mean teams would be obligated to protect these players or that they might somehow be exempt from the process?

Ah, an answer here from Daly: “What I will make clear is that regardless of where we go with ‘no-moves,’ they would never ‘be exempt from the process.’ ”

But what about players whose no-move clauses (or contracts) expire upon the conclusion of next season but technically remain in place through June 30, 2017? No answer. Probably yet to be determined.

Logic dictates that teams shouldn’t have to protect players with expiring contracts or expiring no-move clauses. But logic doesn’t always dictate in this or any world. So understand this: If somehow these players have to be protected, the Rangers — for example — then would be forced to protect Dan Girardi.

But, of course, the Blueshirts assuredly would buy out Girardi instead of using one of their precious protected spots on No. 5. Then again, if the Rangers buy out Girardi and his $5.5M cap hit, then how could they possibly expose contracts worth an aggregate $18M (25 percent of an anticipated $72M cap payroll) for claim by Las Vegas?

By being obligated to expose Ryan McDonagh? Indeed, the Blueshirts might be forced to expose either Derick Brassard or Derek Stepan, presuming both are with the club next season.

The 25 percent rule is the most dastardly notion of them all, conceptualized by a league that loves its percentages. Because seriously, a team will not be able to protect its identified top goaltender, three top defensemen and seven top forwards, or, alternately, its top goaltender and top eight skaters, when whipsawed by no-moves and the 25 percent requirement.

It will become a matter of acrobatics, cutting-and-pasting, and personnel decisions over the summer of 2016 predicated upon having enough aggregate salary to expose for claim by Las Vegas in June 2017. So the Rangers essentially would be obliged to keep Rick Nash next season, regardless whether dealing No. 61 might make sense from a hockey perspective, so that his $7.8M cap hit would count toward the necessary $18M.

Actually, upon review, it appears as if it will be mathematically impossible for the Blackhawks to comply with these rules. Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Corey Crawford all have no-move clauses that run through 2016-17 and apparently will have to be protected. Artem Anisimov ($4.55M) is the only other player on the current NHL roster earning at least $4M.

So does that mean the Blackhawks will be obligated to expose Anisimov, their second-line center? And if so, how do they add the required additional $13.5M? Explain please.

Oh, and they can pretty much forget about giving Andrew Ladd a no-move in order to re-up the winger, just as the Blueshirts can forget about being able to sign Eric Staal to a contract that includes a no-move clause that would mean automatic protection.

Indeed, no-moves across the board will become a precious commodity. The league always has frowned upon them. Now it appears Sixth Avenue has found a way to backdoor them into extinction even before the next lockout.

Chicago may be an extreme example, but the defending Cup champions aren’t going to be alone in facing this dilemma. Take a look at Columbus and Minnesota. Teams with high-priced no-moves (aren’t they all?) will be boxed in and sawed off in both directions.

By the way: Daly did confirm that second-year pros meant to be exempt from the process would, “include Players who just finished their second years.” So the Rangers would not have to protect Brady Skjei or Ryan Graves.

Then there’s this: Players on long-term injured reserve who essentially have retired from the league — such as Chris Pronger, Marc Savard, Nathan Horton and Pascal Dupuis — likely would be available for claim and thus would count toward their respective teams’ 25 Percent Solution.

If that is the case, the Rangers simply should sign Pavel Bure to a $10M deal and put the Russian Rocket on IR just as they did in 2003-04 when his knee wouldn’t allow him to play. The NHL even could hire him.

Viva Las Vegas!