SensontheRush
Never said it was Sunshine
Formenton is exempt.
Even if Dadonov is protected - which is possible - it doesn't necessarily squeeze Tierney out. If Logan Brown is traded it would be a trivial decision; they would never protect Abramov over Tierney. Of course in that case they would need to find another forward that meets the league mandated games played requirements. Dzingel with a 1-year extension maybe.
I believe that its because of our rose-tinted glasses that we would believe that Daccord would be snagged. Even under these new circumstances you bring up, I'm certain a forward of the bunch you've selected will be picked.
Goalies don't have much value unless 1) they are drafted high 2) they are a sure thing. Daccord is neither of those, even though we think he is promising. For example, Binnington had no value before his breakout season. He was 3rd-4th in the St. Louis goalie pipeline, and it took a crazy series of events for him to get his shot. I bet if I look around I would find that there are plenty of "Daccords" around the league.
Also, I'm certain that Dorion does not want Daccord to get picked either. He believes that Daccord is the goalie of the future. So surely he is going to make someone like Tierney available. He is going to dangle a carrot like Tierney, or even Dadonov, because it would be foolish for Seattle to pass on either of those players for Daccord. Daccord doesn't have present value, but might have great future value, but that's still hedging on, frankly, a very unsure thing and we are talking about 3 years from now.
Now, if Daccord plays lights out the rest of the season, split between the NHL and AHL, THEN I think we have a different story. Just right now, it makes no sense for Seattle, especially since we will make it a bad choice for them if Daccord were to ultimately bust for them.