Will Gavrikov for sure meet the exposure requirements / need protected? Two professional seasons or less. All the mocks show him needing to be protected but Texier is exempt, despite both playing a handful of games at the end of 2018-2019.
I'd actually think about going 4 & 4.
4D: Jones, Werenski, Gavrikov, Kukan
4F: Domi, PLD, Bjorkstrand, pick one of Cam/Jenner/Nyquist.
I say pick one because all three are slightly ovarpaid, imo. If Cam has turned into a ~20-20-40 guy with declining quickness/speed...it would almost be a cap dump. Jenner is overpaid for being a ~30-35 point guy (we have enough of those types of contracts) and he's bad defensively when you put him in a defensive role. Nyquist...meh. A bit of an overpay. I would think about letting this season play out and picking one of those three and turn the Expansion Draft into a cap dump if you can get Seattle to take one of those contracts. It also sort of depends on what Jarmo wants to do with the 2021-2022 season and beyond.
Although, ideally, you'd play Harrington 30 games and Seattle would take him as a guy they can use to fill up their AHL roster.
Going 7 +3 = likely Kukan, and also a real struggle to get two forwards to meet the exposure requirements.
Going 4 + 3 = a real struggle to get a Dman to meet the exposure requirements, and likely a top 6 forward is getting drafted in a semi-cap dump situation.
Jarmo can and likely will have to get creative as to timing any extensions with the 2021 free agents. He could have some "handshake deals" in place for Savard and/or Foligno if he wants to keep them but wait to sign them until after the Expansion Draft if he wants to save a protection spot.