Who do you protect in the 2020 Seattle Expansion Draft

[and 99 others]

Assuming the roster doesn't change (I know, I know) from now until the new Seattle team arrives in 2020 who would you protect?

Can either pick 8 skaters from below or 7 forwards and 3 defensemen. Who do you keep?

Forwards eligible:
Zibanejad
Kreider
Zucc
Namestnikov
Spooner
Hayes
Vesey
Buchnevich
Fast
Lettieri

Defense eligible:
Skjei
Smith
DeAngelo
O’Gara
Pionk
Gilmour

Goalies (can’t protect if Hank is still playing):
Hank (required per NMC)
Georgiev
Whoever the backup is

Edit: By the way we better pray that Seattle team is up and running by 2020 or Chytil, Lias, Howden, Hajek, Lindgren, and anyone else who makes the team this year becomes eligible...

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[UAGoalieGuy]

I thought Shattenkirk didn't have to be protected.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Protect:
Zibanejad
Kreider
Hayes
Buchnevich
Fast
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Skjei
Shattenkirk
Pionk

Lundqvist

I assume we trade Zuccarello by then and I doubt Namestnikov and Spooner are here in 2020.

Which brings me to my next point: I get the feeling that the incoming expansion draft is numbing the trade market. GMs are more careful acquiring players that need to be protected.

I thought Shattenkirk didn't have to be protected.

Well, he doesn't have to be because with his NMC he already takes up a protection spot

 

[and 99 others]

I thought Shattenkirk didn't have to be protected.

His NMC requires him to count as one of the protected players, not exempt from protection.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I can't believe this. No one in the US watches and Bettman is going NFL size! Crazy. Vegas and this should be the 17th-18th teams.

 

[broadwayblue]

Aloha. Half of those names likely won't be on the team then so it's an exercise in futility. lol

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Kreider
Zibanejad
Buchnevich
Hayes
Fast

Skjei
Pionk
Shattenkirk

Hank

 

[Hire Sather]

this is like saying "post your 2020-2021 lineup" and everyone pencils in every prospect when something like that has NEVER HAPPENED

 

[Hire Sather]

Can we hold off on this stuff till it actually happens? I don't want to rant about the entire league having players stolen again.

 

[Roo Returns]

Not worth worrying about now. So much can happen even in the next 12 months. Henrik could get fed up and turn heel, he could regress, Pionk and TDA can suddenly score 20 goals each (lol). You get my point.

 

[bobbop]

Protect:
Zibanejad
Kreider
Hayes
Buchnevich
Fast
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx

Skjei
Shattenkirk
Pionk

Lundqvist

I assume we trade Zuccarello by then and I doubt Namestnikov and Spooner are here in 2020.

Which brings me to my next point: I get the feeling that the incoming expansion draft is numbing the trade market. GMs are more careful acquiring players that need to be protected.



Well, he doesn't have to be because with his NMC he already takes up a protection spot

Where this really may show up is in free agent contracts. Give a player more than two years and you risk having to protect them. Give them a NMC and you have to protect them. Conversely if you are a player are you going to sign a three year contract without any protection? That could mean a ticket to Seattle. Wonder what kind of protections Kovalchuk got? I can see the Rangers offering two year contracts with good dough to several FAs so they don’t get tied up in expansion net.

 

[Leetch3]

does anyone have proof of what the league is considering a professional season for the 1st and 2nd year player exemption? its left vague which i take as bettman will make up the rules based on whether or not he is buddies with the owner in question lol.

 

[silverfish]

Didn't we discover that Andersson and Chytil will need protection? @Thirty One

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Didn't we discover that Andersson and Chytil will need protection? @Thirty One

Their ELCs slide but does that make them exempt from the expansion draft?

 

[silverfish]

Their ELCs slide but does that make them exempt from the expansion draft?

I honestly have no idea. Thirty One and I were looking into this and we found cases where it does and also doesn't but I don't remember specifics.

William Nylander was one case I remember. He slid in 14-15, played pro 15-16 and 16-17 and didn't need protection. I think we thought this was because he played part of the season overseas, which is good news for Andersson. But, we also found a player who slid, played two years, and did need protection. I can't recall who at the moment.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I honestly have no idea. Thirty One and I were looking into this and we found cases where it does and also doesn't but I don't remember specifics.

William Nylander was one case I remember. He slid in 14-15, played pro 15-16 and 16-17 and didn't need protection. I think we thought this was because he played part of the season overseas, which is good news for Andersson. But, we also found a player who slid, played two years, and did need protection. I can't recall who at the moment.

Damn, that's what I wanted to know. I will start researching.

 

[bleedblue94]

Why is this a thread when half the roster may not be here by the time lists are due...

Who do we protect in 2032 when London and China get teams??

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Why is this a thread when half the roster may not be here by the time lists are due...

Who do we protect in 2032 when London and China get teams??

Come on. China is already part of the KHL. That's absurd

 

[bleedblue94]

Come on. China is already part of the KHL. That's absurd

It will be interesting in the next two decades how/when the league will work some sort of continental expansion. That's a convo for another thread/day

 

[Off Sides]

Rather than who do they protect, I think the point should be to not add more players they would be required to protect so they have the most flexibility they can at that time. Possibly subtract one they'd need to protect as well.

 

[silverfish]

@Amazing Kreiderman

Kerby Rychel and Ryan Pulock. Two AHL slide years, two pro-years. Were not expansion exempt.

On a baseline, I think we've established at the very least that Chytil will require protection but the book is still out on Andersson.

Hat tip again to @Thirty One on this.

 

[Gardner McKay]

This is extremely premature.