After yesterday's news regarding Tarasenko, we all had a pretty good idea of what St. Louis's protection list would look like. Still, here is the official one.

Protected

Ivan Barbashev (F)
Jordan Kyrou (F)
Ryan O'Reilly (F)
David Perron (F)
Brayden Schenn (F)
Oskar Sundqvist (F)
Robert Thomas (F)

Justin Faulk (D)
Torey Krug (D)
Colton Parayko (D)

Jordan Binnington (G)

Available

Sam Anas (F)
Sammy Blais (F)
Tyler Bozak (F)
Kyle Clifford (F)
Jacob de la Rose (F)
Mike Hoffman (F)
Tanner Kaspick (F)
Mackenzie MacEachern (F)
Curtis McKenzie (F)
Austin Poganski (F)
Zach Sanford (F)
Jaden Schwartz (F)
Nolan Stevens (F)
Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Nathan Walker (F)

Robert Bortuzzo (D)
Vince Dunn (D)
Petteri Lindbohm (D)
Niko Mikkola (D)
Mitch Reinke (D)
Steven Santini (D)
Marco Scandella (D)
Jake Walman (D)

Evan Fitzpatrick (G)
Jon Gillies (G)
Ville Husso (G)

Who Does Seattle Select?

This is complicated as I believe there are a few ways the Kraken could go. We all know who Doug Armstrong hopes Seattle takes. The Kraken taking Tarasenko is far from out of the question, but it's far from a slam dunk. St. Louis could entice them to go that direction, but that is never a guarantee.

Of course, Vince Dunn is also an option, and still who I think is the most likely to go. Maybe there is a situation where Seattle can get both Dunn and Tarasenko in an agreement with the Blues.

Also, let's not forget about Jaden Schwartz. Seattle could always work out a deal with the UFA, counting as their pick from the Blues.

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