You protect:
Forwards
1. Nielson (NMC)
2. Nyquist (Middle 6 forward, signed to a reasonable deal)
3. AA (Young forward lots of potential)
4. Mantha (Young forward lots of potential)
5. Tatar (Middle 6 forward)
6. Zetterberg (Face of franchise/ recapture penalty)
7. One of Bert, Sheahan, Glenny (I do Bert if he needs to be covered)
Expose: Glenny, Abby, Helm, Frk,etc.
*I don't expose Sheahan because he only has one year left on his contract, not because his play deserves it.
Dman
1. Green (if here still)
2. Dekeyser (If he is your #3, he'd look great, he just isn't a true top pair dman)
3. XO, Marchenko, Sproul (whichever looks best at the end of the season.
Expose: Ericsson, Kronwall, two of the kids. If Green is dealt I hope that we've brought in another dman to replace his spot at some point.
Goalies
1. Mrazek (still has the most long term potential, even if he
Expose: Coreau (he's big but I don't see anything that yells future starter to me), Howard (Dat contract needs to go)
So with that you hope they take one of E, Kronner, Howard, Abby, Helm, or Glenny. All of which are overpaid. I do think there is a good chance one of Abby or Helm get picked up because they are both good players, but just overpaid for where we are at. Also I think there will be a shortage in good forwards made available due to the setup of the draft.