Speculation: Upcoming Expansion Draft Discussion

Volica

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They are going to get massacred

The crazy thing is, they had the chance of really building a strong defensive team and instead did some weird things. Like, they could have really tried to mould themselves into the shape of a Nashville from previous years lite.

They liked those picks and AHL'ers though. How many guys that were like mid 20's with AHL experience were picked today?
 

BigRangy

Get well soon oliver
Mar 17, 2015
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Down the middle, they are horrendous.
Outside of Eakin, is there a natural centre on that list of players that can play top 6 minutes?

The only one exposed was Staal and if you believe the tweets, there was no way Minny was losing him.

Everyone knew they'd be real weak down the middle and to nobody's surprise, they are. Now the intrigue starts and we see if they trade up for Patrick/Hischier.
 

JPeeper

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Jan 4, 2015
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I thought Vegas would draft a fairly decent roster.

Then McPhee came out and said, "nah bro, I'm going full Erat for Forsberg" and decided to draft a terrible team.


Like why would you not pick Manson or Vatanen over Stoner + Theodore. Stoner isn't even an NHL player and Theodore is the epitome of "what's defense coach?".

Luca Sbisa? **** you for letting Vancouver out of that contract, he's top 5 worst players in the entire league.
 

OvermanKingGainer

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Feb 3, 2015
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I thought Vegas would draft a fairly decent roster.

Then McPhee came out and said, "nah bro, I'm going full Erat for Forsberg" and decided to draft a terrible team.


Like why would you not pick Manson or Vatanen over Stoner + Theodore. Stoner isn't even an NHL player and Theodore is the epitome of "what's defense coach?".

Luca Sbisa? **** you for letting Vancouver out of that contract, he's top 5 worst players in the entire league.

My whole take on this:
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JPeeper

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Will lol when Vegas gets last place next year, loses all three lotteries and miss out on Dahlin, Svechnikov and whoever else.
 

lightstorm

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Like why would you not pick Manson or Vatanen over Stoner + Theodore. Stoner isn't even an NHL player and Theodore is the epitome of "what's defense coach?".

McPhee never had the chance to draft Manson or Vatanen. If he says no to the Stoner+Theodore deal, Ducks buy out Bieksa, trade Vatanen to MTL/BUF/CAL who had free slots to protect him and Vegas would get nothing (ie Vermette)

Since he said Yes to the Stoner+Theodore deal, ANA didnt have to buy out Bieksa and trade Vatanen. So Manson/Vatanen werent "really" exposed.
 

Mobiandi

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OFFICIAL VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ROSTER

Forwards
Teemu Pulkkinen (Coyotes)
William Carrier (Sabres)
Cody Eakin (Stars)
Tomas Nosek (Red Wings)
Jonathan Marchessault (Panthers)
Reilly Smith (Panthers)*
Connor Brickley (Hurricanes)
Chris Thorburn (Jets)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Flyers)
Nikita Gusev (Lightning)*
James Neal (Predators)
Mikhail Grabovski (Islanders)*
Brendan Leipsic (Maple Leafs)
David Perron (Blues)
Oscar Lindberg (Rangers)
Erik Haula (Wild)
Alex Tuch (Wild)*
William Karlsson (Blue Jackets)
David Clarkson (Blue Jackets)*

Defencemen
Luca Sbisa (Canucks)
Jon Merrill (Devils)
Brayden McNabb (Kings)
Jason Garrison (Lightning)
Deryk Engelland (Flames)
Jake Bischoff (Islanders)*
Colin Miller (Bruins)
Marc Methot (Senators)
David Schlemko (Sharks)
Griffin Reinhart (Oilers)
Alexei Emelin (Canadiens)
Clayton Stoner (Ducks)
Shea Theodore (Ducks)*
Trevor van Riemsdyk (Blackhawks)
Nate Schmidt (Capitals)

Goaltenders
Calvin Pickard (Avalanche)
Jean-Francois Berube (Islanders)
Marc-Andre Fleury (Penguins)
*Acquired via trade

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Here is a list of draft picks acquired by Golden Knights:
2nd round (2020) from Penguins
2nd round (2019) Blue Jackets
1st round (2017) from Jets
3rd round (2019) from Jets
6th round (2017) from Sabres
5th round (2017) from Hurricanes
2nd round (2017) from Lightning
4th round (2018) from Lightning
1st round (2017) from Islanders
2nd round (2019) from Islanders

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Source

Of all the teams in the NHL, this is definitely one of them!
 

Anglesmith

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Sep 17, 2012
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McPhee never had the chance to draft Manson or Vatanen. If he says no to the Stoner+Theodore deal, Ducks buy out Bieksa, trade Vatanen to MTL/BUF/CAL who had free slots to protect him and Vegas would get nothing (ie Vermette)

Since he said Yes to the Stoner+Theodore deal, ANA didnt have to buy out Bieksa and trade Vatanen. So Manson/Vatanen werent "really" exposed.

This is a good explanation. It's not as simple as looking at who was exposed, because who was exposed was a product of what McPhee was going to do just as much as vice versa.
 

Kipper933

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With all the D-men that were speculated to be "available"/unprotected, they ended up with a very marginal defense, some of which I assume they're hoping to trade for further picks.
 

InfinityIggy

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With all the D-men that were speculated to be "available"/unprotected, they ended up with a very marginal defense, some of which I assume they're hoping to trade for further picks.

The whole roster looks expansion-era Capitals bad. They do have a ton of extra bodies now though, we will see if GMGM can roll them into some better players.
 

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