Soshnikov would be exempt from the expansion draft. Please no Cody Franson again.

leafs are more likely to lose a guy like Marincin/Harrington/Corrado

JVR,Nylander,Kapanen,Komarov,Brown,Kadri,Leipsic as the 7 forwards. hyman, sosh,gauthier,lindberg,marner,matthews etc dont need to be protected
Rielly, Gardiner and Carrick as the D. zaitsev doesnt need to be protected
Bibeau as the G

Are you sure? Already played 1 year of pro. 2016/17 makes 2?

This is kind of dumb. Assuming Vesey, an unlikely top line player, signs in Toronto (very good chance he won't) and becomes a top line producer?

Soshnikov will not be available for expansion draft. They will not sign Franson. He does not fit into Babcock's structure of ideal, puck-moving defencemen. Jimmy Vesey will most likely not sign with Toronto, and even if he does, I just cannot see a Harvard graduate becoming a first-line producer after one pro season, or at all for that matter. Lastly, they would not be that idiotic to sign Thomas Greiss to almost $4 million per year to be a backup-quality starting goaltender.

Apparently a player can play two years of pro in North America and be still be exempted from the expansion draft. Three years and more of North American pro and he's draft eligible.

I like that he just had fun with the whole concept...you guys are all too serious for a beautiful Friday. Also, none of the experts have a clue when expansion is going to be announced for sure so can we all stop pretending like we know how GM's are going to respond, or when they know which off season they need to respond in?

Thank you! LOL.

I was just having a bit of fun.



It doesn't hurt to be optimistic!

He's an intelligent (Harvard grad), skilled player with size (6'3") that can cycle the puck. Every line could use one of those types, and with Matthews and Marner used as a tandem here, I just thought it would be interesting to include Vesey as a very optimistic possibility.

Yeah, Vesey is likely going to sign in Boston. I mean, if you're a Leafs fan, wouldn't it be great if Vesey signed here and played himself into a top 6 role on the LW?

That was the point of including him here.



Griess was a BIG reason the Islanders even made it to the second round this year. He consistently has had an above avarage save percentage throughout his career up to this point. He's a legitimate #1 goaltender for a team that recognizes how underrated he is by a lot of people -- including you, apparently.

I would add Michal Neuvirth from the Flyers as well. He's been an above average NHL goalie for a number of years.

Thought that Franson might take a 1 year deal to come to a familiar place that'll pay him more than anywhere else. That was the idea. And if you pair him up with Gardiner then he doesn't really have to carry the puck at all. He can make an effective outlet pass and is great from the point and PP.

I'm not saying IT HAS TO BE Franson but I guess I should have emphasized: Veteran RHD on a short term stop-gap contract until (hopefully) Connor Carrick is ready to take over that role in the following season.

Also, Hyman and Sosh have to be protected.

Check this out for more info: How does the NHL expansion draft work? A primer