I have wondered if Signing Tavares leaves someone exposed to the draft that we would rather not lose, particularly with teh bozek, JVR and Komarov not coming back.
- Aetherial
Don't think it is a significant consideration. This group doesn't look so hot. Not sure I agree with all the picks, but if its close, LV did much better than Seattle will.
Source : Hockey News (mock expansion draft)
Arizona – Josh Archibald, RW.
Boston – David Backes, RW. Potential captain on final year of contract.
Buffalo – Nick Baptiste, RW.
Calgary – Curtis Lazar, C.
Carolina – Scott Darling, G. Draft picks will be involved.
Chicago – Brent Seabrook, D. Draft picks definitely involved; signed through 2024
Colorado – Nail Yakupov, LW. Avs have too many young forwards to protect.
Columbus – Sonny Milano, LW. Too many forwards to protect.
Dallas – Mattias Janmark, C.
Detroit – Justin Abdelkader, LW. Draft picks involved; signed through 2023
Edmonton – Adam Larsson, D. Final year of contract.
Florida – Colton Sceviour, C. Final year of contract.
Los Angeles – Alec Martinez, D. Final year of contract.
Minnesota – Gustav Olofsson, D.
Montreal – Jacob De La Rose, LW.
Nashville – Nick Bonino, C. Final year of contract.
New Jersey – Mirco Mueller, D
New York Islanders – Scott Mayfield, D.
New York Rangers – Kevin Shattenkirk, D. Maybe a pick involved; let’s see how next season goes.
Ottawa – Bobby Ryan, RW. Draft picks involved.
Philadelphia – Scott Laughton, C.
Pittsburgh – Riley Sheahan, C.
San Jose – Dylan DeMelo, D.
St. Louis – Jake Allen, G. Would you be shocked? Final year of contract, too.
Tampa Bay – Andrej Sustr, D. Just too many ‘D’ to protect.
Toronto – Nikita Zaitsev, D. He’ll want a fresh start by then.
Vancouver – Erik Gudbranson, D. Final year of contract.
Vegas – Malcolm Subban, G. I mean, it can’t be Fleury again.
Washington – Chandler Stephenson, C.
Winnipeg – Andrew Copp, C.