There's no way the Jets lose Myers. I'm not even a big Myers fan but with uncertainty over how long Trouba will be with the team, Myers isn't expendable. There's a steep drop off in the D after him. For forwards, they'll expose 3 of Perreault, Armia, Lowry and Dano. They'll lose a good player, but they have the forward depth to absorb that loss. Next year they likely have Roslovic and Lemieux making a push for the NHL roster and they barely have room for guys now.
Speculation: Predict who each team loses in expansion
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There's no way the Jets lose Myers. I'm not even a big Myers fan but with uncertainty over how long Trouba will be with the team, Myers isn't expendable. There's a steep drop off in the D after him. For forwards, they'll expose 3 of Perreault, Armia, Lowry and Dano. They'll lose a good player, but they have the forward depth to absorb that loss. Next year they likely have Roslovic and Lemieux making a push for the NHL roster and they barely have room for guys now.
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OK, so I'll post this in the correct (intended) thread this time. LOL.
Subject has appeared multiple times before. Here is a list created some time ago. I'm sure there are others floating around as well.
Anaheim: Jakob Silfverberg RW $3.75M, Fowler D, Despres D
Arizona: Kevin Connauton LD $1.0M
Boston: Malcolm Subban G $863K, Belesky F, Subban G, Miller (D?), McQuaid
Buffalo: Zemgus Girgensons C $894K, McCabe, Foligno, Larsson, Ennis
Calgary: Jyrki Jokipakka LD $900K
Carolina: Brock McGinn LW $812K
Chicago: Ville Pokka RD $925K, VanRiemsdyk
Colorado: Semyon Varlamov G $$5.9M
Columbus: Jack Johnson LD $4.36M, Wennberg (less likely) F, Karlsson F
Dallas: Brett Ritchie RW $875K, Johns, Lindell, Nemeth, Oleksiak, Eakin F
Detroit: Riley Sheahan C $2.08M
Edmonton: Pouliot, Maroon, Davidson
Florida: Mark Pysyk RD $1.13M, Demers, Petrovic[/B], Marchessault F
Los Angeles: Dustin Brown RW $5.88M
Minnesota: Jason Zucker LW $2.0M, Brodin, Scandella, F Granlund
Montreal: Tomas Plekanec C $6.0M
Nashville: Colin Wilson LW $3.94M
New Jersey: Devante Smith-Pelly RW $1.3M
N.Y. Islanders: Calvin de Haan LD $1.97M, Strome (less likely), Cizikas, Lee
N.Y. Rangers: Kevin Klein RD $2.9M
Ottawa: Matt Puempel LW $863K, Methot D, Dzingel, Pageau (less likely)
Philadelphia: Michal Neuvirth G $1.63M
Pittsburgh: Trevor Daley LD $3.3M
San Jose: Chris Tierney C $712K
St. Louis: Dmitrij Jaskin RW $1.0M
Tampa Bay: Alex Killorn C/LW $2.55M, Namestnikov, Brown
Toronto: Peter Holland C $775K, Leivo, Rychel, Griffith,
Vancouver: Brendan Gaunce C $863K
Washington: Dmitry Orlov LD $2.0M
Winnipeg: Adam Lowry LW/C $828K
If I am not mistaken Maroons contract is up after this year so unless they sign him before the draft he can't be exposed . (Not very likely that they do it if they want to keep him). Otherwise a pretty darn good list and probably a close guess on how it will be. I would say though that it's easier to do a list like this after the trade deadline because then we will know who every team has and who they need to protect.
lanceuppercut75
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So what's the protection list like like then?
Wheeler Scheifele Little **Armia**
Byfuglien Enstrom Trouba Myers
Hellebuyck
With Armia potentially swapping with Dano or Perrault or Lowry?
So Morrissey and Ehlers are exempt?
uncleben
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UFAs and RFAs can be exposed.
The NHL even fit in a rule specifically for Vegas to talk to UFAs before the draft to see if its worth selecting them (or if the player would just refuse to re-sign).
Only catches are each team has to have a minimum of players with 2017-18 contracts that are exposed (and with minimum games played requirements) and Vegas can only select up to 10 pending UFAs or RFAs (ie. 20/30 must have a contract next year).
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Neuvirth is not under contract for next season at the moment.
For the Flyers, it will likely be one of the following players:
- Matt Read
- Dale Weise
- Scott Laughton
- Nick Cousins
The 4 of them are competing for 1 available protection slot right now (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier, Schenn, Raffl have the top 6 spots)
If Michael Del Zotto is extended prior to the end of the season, you can add LHD Brandon Manning to that list.
My money is on Matt Read.
THall4
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Hes under contract for next season as well...he'll need to be exposed unfortunately.
https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/oilers
I believe the Oilers will lose one of Davidson or Maroon.
Empoleon8771
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I'm expecting the Penguins to lose either Cole or Schultz, both have been playing extremely well this year. The Pens could afford losing Schultz, but losing Cole will hurt.
Depends on who they protect. Drai, RNH, Eberle, Lucic, Kassian, Maroon + one more forward, Larsson, Klefbom, Sekera and then Talbot. McDavid, Nurse are exempt. We expose Pouliot, Davidson, and lose one of them. Or Russell.
They have so many options at D, so I doubt they take Jack Johnson, for example.
They can get a forward like Jenner/Anderson/Karlsson from Columbus, who would be one of their best forwards. If I had to pick one right now, I'd say they pick Josh Anderson.
UMMM ... he is a pending free agent.
Pittsburgh probably loses one of Hagelin or Hornqvist if I had to guess.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Yup after what he's done so far this year which is very little, Vegas can easily have him.
wintersej
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I hope the Oil offer LV a pick to take Pouliot and they bite. We could use the salary for McD and Drai extensions plus it's not like he's that bad, can play pp, pk and top 6. Getting Maroon and Lucic made him expendable for what he brings.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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You do realize the Filppula has a NMC so he would need to be protected. And now way does Detroit leave Mantha unprotected that's not happening.
I agreed with the rest of your list, but this one is just ludicrous. Everyone knows MB will give DD an 8yr extension. Probably 5-6 mil per. He's untouchable.
