Whos in the most trouble when Seattle expansion happens?

[naruto]

When the league expands to Seattle, which team is going to get screwed the most?

For example, the Vegas expansion put the Anaheim ducks in a difficult position where they had to trade vatanen.

On the other hand, a team like the leafs had it very easy as they didnt have that many good pieces to protect

Thinking about expansion to Seattle in the next year or 2 and using the same expansion rules, which teams will be in the most difficult positions in deciding protection and making trades etc etc.

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[KingsHockey24]

My guess is Tampa Bay.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Leafs will lose a good player

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Edmonton will lose Griffin Reinhart again.

 

[generalshepherd141]

Not only Anaheim got screwed. Remember Nashville had to expose James Neal.
As for who's in the most trouble when Seattle enters the league, probably Tampa Bay, but Winnipeg also could be heavily affected.

 

[Weast]

Do we know of the expansion draft rules? Or would they probably the same as last time

 

[TOGuy14]

Assuming same rules again...

Toronto, Winnipeg and Tampa are going to have a bad time

 

[dkhockey]

Whos in the most trouble when Seattle expansion happens?


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[Paris in Flames]

Any team with a younger core of good players?

Toronto. Winnipeg. Tampa. Buffalo?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Tampa for sure will get boned. But whatever, I am all for another team being competitive.

 

[Cheddabombs]

How did the expansion draft in June affect the Vatanen trade in November?

 

[StoneHands]

If it's the same rules the Flyers will end up losing a good young defenseman. If they can only keep 3 defenseman I would think it would be Provorov, Ghost, and Sanheim. That would leave Myers and Morin unprotected.

 

[boredmale]

For the Islanders at least we won't have to protect Ladd and Boychuk this time around. lol

 

[Jumptheshark]

When the league expands to Seattle, which team is going to get screwed the most?

For example, the Vegas expansion put the Anaheim ducks in a difficult position where they had to trade vatanen.

On the other hand, a team like the leafs had it very easy as they didnt have that many good pieces to protect

Thinking about expansion to Seattle in the next year or 2 and using the same expansion rules, which teams will be in the most difficult positions in deciding protection and making trades etc etc.

Do you have the date of expansion? If so please share.

we maybe between 2 to 4 years for the expansion to be announced.

Some believe it will be tied to the next CBA and the team wont start till the new cba kicks in

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Oilers have too many NTC to crappy oldr players.

Theyll lose Yamamoto or Pulujaarvi or Nurse.

 

[Flair Hay]

Hard to know the specific ins and outs of different teams a couple years from now.

But if the rules are the same as last time, the Jets will for sure be going 7-3-1.

Scheifele
Laine
Wheeler (if we do extend him)
Ehlers
Connor
Lowry
Roslovic

Leaves exposed:
Perreault (if not already traded by then)
Stastny (if we are able to sign him)
Armia (might be traded before then too)
Copp (ditto)

Vesalainen would be exempt I'm assuming.

Morrissey
Trouba
Niku

Leaves exposed:

Myers (will be gone by then one way or another)
Big Buff will be making 7.5M going into year 4 of 5 in his full on mid thirties. If there is any kind of drop off in his play I'd anticipate him being exposed. I expect Niku will be a young top 4 PMD and the Jets wont risk losing him. Some projection involved here obviously.

 

[tony d]

Tampa. Especially if they get Tavares, they'd want to shed salary cap both now and then.

 

[These Are The Days]

Lightning are gonna get royally f***ed

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Tampa. Especially if they get Tavares, they'd want to shed salary cap both now and then.

We can't afford Tavares. Not gonna happen.

 

[Silky mitts]

Would Ilya Samsonov be eligible to be taken? He just signed a contract in April.

 

[St3]

Arizona - potentially joining the insane Central division.

 

[iginlafan77]

Would Ilya Samsonov be eligible to be taken? He just signed a contract in April.

Really depends on when the draft happens, and if the rules are the same as the Vegas draft.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Based on Vegas? Everyone else but Washington.

 

[Not So Mighty]

When the league expands to Seattle, which team is going to get screwed the most?

For example, the Vegas expansion put the Anaheim ducks in a difficult position where they had to trade vatanen.

On the other hand, a team like the leafs had it very easy as they didnt have that many good pieces to protect

Thinking about expansion to Seattle in the next year or 2 and using the same expansion rules, which teams will be in the most difficult positions in deciding protection and making trades etc etc.

Vatanen was traded like six months or so after the expansion draft took place. By the time it happened it had nothing at all to do with Vegas. We traded Theodore so they would keep their hands off Manson/Vatanen.

And to answer your new question, Anaheim will likely lose another great young defenseman to Seattle when the time comes.

 

[naruto]

Do you have the date of expansion? If so please share.

we maybe between 2 to 4 years for the expansion to be announced.

Some believe it will be tied to the next CBA and the team wont start till the new cba kicks in

Sorry I dont have a date. I'm just thinking there will be expansion soon with all the talk weve been hearing.

Vatanen was traded like six months or so after the expansion draft took place. By the time it happened it had nothing at all to do with Vegas. We traded Theodore so they would keep their hands off Manson/Vatanen.

And to answer your new question, Anaheim will likely lose another great young defenseman to Seattle when the time comes.

Oops my bad. I remeber something going on with theodore but I wasnt actually paying attention during expansion so thanks for the correction.