They'll lose him then, so EDM will need to overpay someone else to take that 2C spot
EJ will either waive his NMC or bought out. Or he might be exempt due to the amount of games missed due to injury, but I can't find that info, someone mentioned it though.
They have 48hrs to agree to a deal pre ED.why would Seattle waste a pick on a UFA?
The point was that Oilers won't be losing much in value.
Seattle will probably take one of the pending UFAs from EDM and hope they can sign em. RNH/Barrie/Larsson
Guys available like Jones, Lagesson, Turris, Khaira can be picked up via waivers.
What I have....Forwards
Brady Tkachuk
Drake Batherson
Nick Paul
Connor Brown
Evgeni Dadonov
Colin White
Chris Tierney/Austin Watson
Defense
Thomas Chabot
Nikita Zaitsev
Victor Mete/Josh Brown(?? no one else to protect)
Goalies
Matt Murray/Joey Daccord
I assume this is what the protection list will look like but it could be a bit different. For one I think it's possible that we see Tierney not being protected so the team can keep Austin Watson, Vitaly Abramov or Logan Brown. It depends on how things play out at the end of the season but as of now I would say it's likely both L. Brown and Abramov are exposed. I'm not sure who the team would rather protect between Watson and Tierney.
Sens don't really have much to protect since most players that will be on the roster are not eligible for expansion draft. Stutzle, Norris, Formenton, Pinto, Brannstrom, Zub, Bernard-Docker are all exempt.
Potentially unprotected
Vitaly Abramov
Logan Brown
Joey Daccord (G)/Matt Murray
Filip Gustavsson (G)
Austin Watson/Chris Tierney
Marcus Hogberg (G)
Michael Amadio
Clark Bishop
I think the most likely to be picked out of these guys would be Watson/Tierney or one of the young goalies. Daccord is a legit prospect and Gustavsson seems to be coming into his own. Abramov is a good skill guy who can play with an edge but he's on the smaller side. I highly doubt there will be a spot for him on this roster going forward which leads me to believe he won't be here after this season. Logan Brown is a legit prospect as well, great numbers in the AHL but always injured and questions about his work ethic.
Also not entirely impossible to believe the Sens would protect Daccord or Gustavsson instead of Murray assuming he won't get picked up with that contract.
I think the most logical thing to do for Ottawa would be to try and trade a forward for a defensemen that won't get protected by another team since we only really have 1 defensemen worth protecting in Chabot. Would be a perfect time for Ottawa to add 1 or 2 good veterans on defense.
why would Seattle waste a pick on a UFA?
Slim pickins for Seattle...
haven't watched you guys at all this year. but the pen's could protect another de-man. but they would need to be an improvement over the players we now have, would help if they were cheaper.Preds in a crappy position again because they have to go 4/4/1.
Forsberg
Johansen
Duchene
Arvidsson
Josi
Ekholm
Ellis
Fabbro
Saros
Players exposed that have a high likelihood of being claimed: Kunin, Jarnkrok, Sissons, Trenin
Duchene is absolutely useless and maybe Poile can swing a deal to get rid of him to protect one of the above but I doubt it. More likely is one of Ekholm or Ellis get traded beforehand so the Preds can go 7/3/1 which would solve a lot of the problems.
They have 48hrs to agree to a deal pre ED.
the reason why the board seems to want him unprotected, his 5M may get in the way of the cap ceiling the year that all our plyers will have required a raise (including 2021-1st)... so may as well get rid of himThe obvious pick there is Colin White.
the reason why the board seems to want him unprotected, his 5M may get in the way of the cap ceiling the year that all our plyers will have required a raise (including 2021-1st)... so may as well get rid of him