Who would you protect in an expansion draft?

[Stylizer1]

You can only protect:

8 Forwards
4 Defense men
1 goalie

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[Nac Mac Feegle]

Need more rules than that. Are guys who play less than a certain amount of games/seasons exempt?

 

[SixthSens]

I can't remember the standards for prospects, so assuming they're not available to be drafted:

Turris
Ryan
Zibanejad
Stone
MacArthur
Chiasson
Michalek
Smith?


Karlsson
Cowen
Ceci
Methot

Lehner


If prospects are draft eligible, then Lazar over Michalek and Puempel over Chiasson.

 

[OmniSens]

Ryan *Resigned*
Turris
MacArthur
Lazar Will likely need to be protected when the expansions happens.
Zibanejad
Chiasson
Stone
Smith

Karlsson
Cowen
Methot *Resigned*
Ceci

Lehner


???

 

[Rand0m]

Ryan (assuming he's re-signed)
Turris
MacArthur
Zibanejad
Lazar (assuming he's on the full roster)
Chiasson
Stone
Smith??

Karlsson
Cowen
Ceci
Methot (assuming he's re-signed)

Lehner

Edit: lol, I guess we're all thinking the same!

 

[Stylizer1]

Need more rules than that. Are guys who play less than a certain amount of games/seasons exempt?

Rules are for squares man.

I'm not sure how it works in the NHL. I would just say players most likely to make our roster. With the exception of Lazar we pretty much have our 13 Forwards.

 

[Sun God Nika]

8 Forwards
4 Defense men
1 goalie

Condra
Greening
Michalek
Neil
Smith
Chiasson
Legwand
Hoffman

Phillips
Boro
Cowen
Gryba

Anderson

all the rest will run away when their time comes so why protect them?

 

[BK201]

In expansion do they take prospects too?

 

[Indrew]

8 Forwards
4 Defense men
1 goalie

Condra
Greening
Michalek
Neil
Smith
Chiasson
Legwand
Hoffman

Phillips
Boro
Cowen
Gryba

Anderson

all the rest will run away when their time comes so why protect them?

Yup, this list. Definitely... this... list... yeah. Looks good. Mmmhmmm.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Rules are for squares man.

I'm not sure how it works in the NHL. I would just say players most likely to make our roster. With the exception of Lazar we pretty much have our 13 Forwards.

Yeah, that's the problem, though. In a year or two, if we do have a bunch of rookies and sophomores on the roster, the ruleset for expansion will make or break us.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

You can only protect:

8 Forwards
4 Defense men
1 goalie

Zibanejad - Lazar - MacArthur
Turris - Smith - Stone
Condra - Hoffman
(Ryan not here as he hasn't signed/signed yet)

Karlsson - Wiercioch
Ceci - Borowiecki
(No Methot since no contract

Lehner

 

[Back in Black]

Wouldn't protect Murray.....

 

[dumbdick]

You can only protect:

8 Forwards
4 Defense men
1 goalie

Zib
Stone
Chiasson
Ryan
Mcarthur
Turris
Lazar
Smith

Karlsson
Methot
Ceci
Cowen

Lehner

 

[Sun God Nika]

Zib
Stone
Chiasson
Ryan
Mcarthur
Turris
Lazar
Smith

Karlsson
Methot
Ceci
Cowen

Lehner

A UFA 2 Be over a locked up asset in Wiercioch, Why?

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

A UFA 2 Be over a locked up asset in Wiercioch, Why?

Because Methot is undeniably the better player.

 

[Cashin]

Because Methot is undeniably the better player.

Cowen over Wier though? I don't know...

 

[BondraTime]

Cowen over Wier though? I don't know...

The hate Cowen gets is ridiculous.

I see people protecting Boro and Weir over him, I would have no faith in the management anymore.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Not lehner

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

The hate Cowen gets is ridiculous.

I see people protecting Boro and Weir over him, I would have no faith in the management anymore.

Agreed. We've always been a "what have you done for me lately" fan base, so I'm not surprised. But it's been such a huge fall with the fans - from blue chipper to complete bust after an extended contract negotiation and a rough season (in which he STILL put up only two points less than his career high.)

 

[aragorn]

I would protect the young guys.

8 forwards:
McArthur - Turris - Ryan - Zibanejad - Chiasson - Stone - Hoffman - Smith

4 defencemen:
Karlsson - Cowen - Ceci - Boroweicki

1 goalie:
Lehner

 

[Sensinitis]

8 Forwards:
Turris, Ryan, MacArthur, Zibanejad, Chiasson, Smith, Stone, Hoffman

4 defensemen:
Karlsson, Ceci, Cowen, Methot

1 goalie:
Lehner

Easy.