NHL Expansion 2020

[saintunspecified]

Before worrying about Ladd and Boychuk, who do NYI really want to protect?

Forwards
Bailey
Barzal
Beauvillier
Lee (if resigned)

Defenders
Leddy
Pulock
Toews

Maybes?
Ho-Sang
Vande Sompel
Wotherspoon

Exempt:
Bellows
Dobson
Soderstrom
Sorokin
Wahlstrom

If Ladd has to be protected, this throws a wrench in things. If not, it's easy - do 4 and 4, protect Boychuk if necessary (otherwise pick your next favorite D prospect or Ho-Sang), job done. We'd probably lose one of Ho-Sang, Vande Sompel, or Wotherspoon, which you live with.

 

[SI]

To me it looks like Boychuk yes, Ladd no.

Both Ladd and Boychuk can be left unprotected. Boychuk's NMC ends after this season

 

[saintunspecified]

Both Ladd and Boychuk can be left unprotected. Boychuk's NMC ends after this season

That means NYI's management of this is really very easy.

 

[crasherino]

Both Ladd and Boychuk can be left unprotected. Boychuk's NMC ends after this season

OK.....so a NTC (either full or partial) doesn't apply here because its not a trade but an expansion draft? But a full NMC would apply to exposure to an expansion draft....

That makes sense.

 

[MattMartin]

Before worrying about Ladd and Boychuk, who do NYI really want to protect?

Forwards
Bailey
Barzal
Beauvillier
Lee (if resigned)

Defenders
Leddy
Pulock
Toews

Maybes?
Ho-Sang
Vande Sompel
Wotherspoon

Exempt:
Bellows
Dobson
Soderstrom
Sorokin
Wahlstrom

If Ladd has to be protected, this throws a wrench in things. If not, it's easy - do 4 and 4, protect Boychuk if necessary (otherwise pick your next favorite D prospect or Ho-Sang), job done. We'd probably lose one of Ho-Sang, Vande Sompel, or Wotherspoon, which you live with.

Who knows what Pelech becomes however. If his play continues to improve or stay close he will be the player taken IMHO.

 

[BMOK33]

That means NYI's management of this is really very easy.

Overall if you look. The teams who had the hardest time last year now have the easiest the next time around. St. Louis and Florida went from being probably the 1st and 2nd worst while the rangers who had it very easy will have a very tough choice this time

 

[crasherino]

Who knows what Pelech becomes however. If his play continues to improve or stay close he will be the player taken IMHO.

I think Pelech was one of the guys who the team didn't want to lose last time. I think there's a very good chance that we protect him - especially if he continues to develop and takes even a small step forward this year. Plus, after this year, he'll be under team control for the following 3 years with the first two at $1.6m cap hit. That's pretty good if he continues to improve.

 

[buud]

is 2019/20 realistic? Bettman said that nothing is for certain yet, at the draft. i get the feeling that it will be the year after (2020/21).

different dynamic, for sure. now Bellows and Soderstrom will need to be protected.

 

[PK Cronin]

Not going to bother thinking about it until it gets closer and becomes official. Too many things can change.

 

[KidThatWonTheCalder]

Not going to bother thinking about it until it gets closer and becomes official. Too many things can change.

But Trotz was in Seattle not even a month ago! /s

 

[Jester9881]

They haven't even broken ground on the arena yet. They hope to have everything in place to start in the 2020-21 season.

 

[bioman22]

Bump, another thread going could be merged.

 

[Sparksrus3]

They haven't even broken ground on the arena yet. They hope to have everything in place to start in the 2020-21 season.

This sounds familiar