Conventional wisdom has the Knights selecting Marc-Andre Fleury from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Devils revealed their protect list of players for the NHL Las Vegas Expansion Draft, leaving another group available for the Golden Knights to pick. That is, Vegas can make deals with their current clubs, or they can draft the player Wednesday and trade them to other clubs for a big return.
"The Golden Knights organization is very pleased with how the expansion draft process has gone so far, through the National Hockey League trade freeze which took effect Saturday, June 17 at 12 noon PT", the Golden Knights said in a satement.
Anaheim Ducks couldn't find room on their list to protect fifth year defenceman Sami Vatanen, who won't be ready for the start of next season after having surgery to fix a shoulder injury. He has one year left on his contract at $5 million, and would surely command a hefty sum at the trade deadline. The fifth-year player, however, won't be ready for the start of the season after having surgery to fix a shoulder injury.
Other notable forwards left unprotected were: Minnesota center Eric Staal, a nine-time 20-goal-scorer, Los Angeles forward Dustin Brown and Montreal's Tomas Plekanec. It's possible Vegas general manager George McPhee might consider Ward, a veteran and former Stanley Cup victor with the Canes, or could take Lack.
There's also a wealth of proven goaltenders available given that teams were required to expose at least one. The Islanders were the only team to protect five defensemen, and they might still lose blue-liner Calvin de Haan. If true, this is going to be an expensive, but necessary play for the Ducks. Their picks will be officially announced at 6 p.m. Wednesday as part of the league's awards show and expansion draft on NBC Sports Network.
Washington isn't the only team that might see a talented player plucked from its roster for nothing. In other words, McPhee is happy to accept a collection of draft picks, prospects and other assets in exchange for not selecting certain players.
The Blackhawks have the option of protecting eight skaters or protecting seven forwards and three defensemen, and we're leaning toward the second option for the team. They have one unrestricted free agent - Scottie Upshall - and three restricted free agents (Parayko, Paajarvi and Nail Yakupov).
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"Vegas doesn't need 10", said Chayka after making a proactive move to free up the Coyotes' protected list by trading veteran goalie Mike Smith to Calgary.
Goalie James Reimer was also protected.
While there's been lots of discussion and McPhee says he has many potential trades lined up, he added that he's yet to pull the trigger, officially, on any deals.
Just two years ago, the Senators got a first-round pick from Buffalo for goaltender Robin Lehner, Boston a first-round pick from San Jose for Martin Jones and NY second- and third-round picks from Edmonton for Cam Talbot.
San Jose: The Golden Knights could land themselves a top-line forward in Mikkel Boedker if they're willing to pay the remaining three years and $12 million on his four-year deal.
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"Vegas has indicated that they will give all 30 clubs every opportunity to keep their rosters intact if they'd like", read the press release.
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