Canes protect Foegdaddy

If nashville lets eckholm go for free they're stupid. Trade that dude and get something. I cant imagine they take subban. Save the 9 million.

If the bruins escape just giving up JFK i will be over the moon.

Ekholm will be protected.


Hard to believe Seattle will take JFK with all other options available, especially at D. And they could get a pick/another player on a possible side deal,

I would highly expect Brent Burns to be on this team

Yeah boston is screwed definitely. Id imagine Bjork or grz get exposed and taken

NSH has 3 options
4 - 4 - 1 --> Duchene, Forsberg, Johansen, Arvidsson + Josi, Ekholm, Ellis, Fabbro + Saros
7 - 3 - 1 --> Duchene, Forsberg, Johansen, Arvidsson, Jarnkrok, Sissons, Empty Slot + Josi, Ellis, Fabbro + Saros --> with a deal in place to have them not select Ekholm
7 - 3 - 1 --> with the same protected players, but Ekholm is traded prior to the expansion draft

Hes got a 3 team trade list.. wanna bet that seattle wont be one

So thats 28 who are the other 3 that didn't make the team?

Thats not how expansion draft works, He can't put Seattle on it

Why do you protect Fabbro over Ekholm; do a side deal to protect Fabbro instead

Hes got to waive his no trade in order to be selected

No that's only for NMC's, everyone with a NTC is available for grabs

Same difference - and protect the young rfa over the older soon to be ufa. Either way they'd have to make a deal in either case. The point I was making is that they'll have to make a deal to protect all 4 defense in that scenario

Fair enough

It will likely be very similar to Fleury and Vegas. San Jose needs out of a contract and Burns is the most moveable that they would take. However i don't think it will cost as much due to division rival

So I'm a Jackets and Preds fan, and I find this absurd from two different directions. For the Jackets - if Harrington is the only player we end up losing, I'd be celebrating. For the Preds - there is literally no scenario in the world that would cause Ekholm to be made available.