Expansion Draft

[Mitchrapp]

Detroit leaves Cholo, Svechnikov both former 1st round picks..

The list of other exposed players include:

Forwards

Riley Barber

Kyle Criscuolo

Turner Elson

Valtteri Filppula

Sam Gagner

Luke Glendening

Darren Helm

Taro Hirose

Vladislav Namestnikov

Frans Nielsen

Bobby Ryan

Dominic Turgeon

Hayden Verbeek

Defensemen

Alex Biega

Danny DeKeyser

Christian Djoos

Joe Hicketts

Dylan McIlrath

Marc Staal

Troy Stecher

Goaltenders

Jonathan Bernier

Kevin Boyle

Kaden Fulcher

Calvin Pickard

I suspect Seattle takes Stecher. My desire to take anyone else.

 

[tomdalton22]

This is the first I heard that there was going to be an expansion team. I don't follow hockey. Did they make any changes to the way the expansion draft was done? IIRC the last one was almost too favorable for the Las Vegas team. It looks like they have been in the league for 4 years, made the playoffs all 4 years and made it to the finals in their first season.

 

[Mitchrapp]

This is the first I heard that there was going to be an expansion team. I don't follow hockey. Did they make any changes to the way the expansion draft was done? IIRC the last one was almost too favorable for the Las Vegas team. It looks like they have been in the league for 4 years, made the playoffs all 4 years and made it to the finals in their first season.

Same as Vegas.

 

[byco42]

Same as Vegas.

Are there not two choices in how to protect players that did not occur in 2017?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Are there not two choices in how to protect players that did not occur in 2017?

Not sure. You have the normal 7 forwards, 3 defenseman and a goalie. 2nd option, not sure if new, 8 skaters and a goalie.

But the rules of selecting is same as Vegas. Kraken will select one player from each team excluding the Golden Knights for a total of 30 (at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies).

https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kr...-as-vegas-golden-knights-followed/c-302586918

 

[tomdalton22]

It's pretty odd. They can only protect 11 but can only lose 1.

It is interesting though. It would be fun if MLB or the NFL had an expansion draft...to come up with a list of who I would want to protect or not.

I don't know a single thing about the Wings. Is there someone on the list that you Wings fans would want to lose?

 

[Mitchrapp]

It's pretty odd. They can only protect 11 but can only lose 1.

It is interesting though. It would be fun if MLB or the NFL had an expansion draft...to come up with a list of who I would want to protect or not.

I don't know a single thing about the Wings. Is there someone on the list that you Wings fans would want to lose?

Not really. Wings will move on fine regardless who they lose. A couple of those are free agents so Seattle would have to work out a new contract before selecting them.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Also there's exempt rules (Protected from being drafted) recently drafted, players with certain amount of games played, 27 games in the NHL or 54 combined etc..

 

[Mitchrapp]

I misunderstood the question "Is there someone on the list that you Wings fans would want to lose?"

Dekeyser for me. I can't imagine he gets taken.

 

[tomdalton22]

Not really. Wings will move on fine regardless who they lose. A couple of those are free agents so Seattle would have to work out a new contract before selecting them.

I certainly don't know any of the players on the roster...actually, I have never even heard of any of them. That said, If I were a Wings fan I would hope they take Frans Nielsen off their hands. He is 37 and makes over $5M next year.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Yeah but no one in their right mind will take Nielsen.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Expansion draft on TV is about the dumbest thing..

Anyway Seattle selects Dennis "I was going get to get released anyway" Cholowski.

 

[Mitchrapp]

So far I'm not thinking Seattle will be good like Vegas the first season.