Seems pretty clear to me.

why Jared McCann over Brandon Tanev? Curious

Ceiling potential I'm guessing?

Tbh I don’t think Tanev gets claimed with that contract. So I think pens are better off taking the chance he doesn’t get claimed

Why is Marino ineligible?

But of course with a new GMs and a few trades this will all be wrong

Probably because he’s only played 2 seasons by the time of the expansion draft. Idk cap friendly lists him as ineligible on their tool so I trust their word

Yep you're right. My bad. I thought it said less than 2 seasons instead of 2 or less

No way McCann gets picked over Bluegar and Tanev. I personally take Tanev right now, he’s worth every penny.

Ideally, they choose between McCann/Bluegar then next year the one who doesn’t get picked is our 3C with Poulin at 3LW.

I hope we're not. This is exactly my current projection for Pittsburgh.

I don’t think Tanev gets claimed regardless

Yup. It’ll be between those two

That contract isn't going to age well.

Thank you for doing this for me.

And now we diverge! I'm selecting Tanev or Blueger from among the guys I've exposed. They're the kind of "glue" guys that a good team needs, and their term is a plus, too.

Interesting opinion! Don’t get me wrong Tanev has been a pleasant surprises. I was very worried at the time of the signing and I’ll gladly admit I was wrong. Still though, while he’s a good player right now, he’ll still have 4 years left after this season. Definitely some risk associated with the contract. It’s definitely possible he gets selected; but if I were Seattle I’d take Bluegar over him if he’s available

What else am I gonna do while working from home haha? I need to hide my phone during the day

Tanev is my pick too. Good veteran on a good contract. Can play up and down the line up.

Like I wrote everywhere before, it's not just about getting the best player or the more potential. Seattle cant take 30 RFAs. They need to get to the cap floor and pick at least 20 players under contract in 2021. Tanev helps them to get there. There's is not a lot of thoses. Aston-Reese would be my pick otherwise if he had a new contract.

Fair enough!

You got remember that Tanev is currently carrying our third line. McCann hasn’t done anything that a normal 3LW can’t. Tanev has been the heart of this team and is more valuable. Plus Seattle will have more than enough cap space to take him on.

Tanev is a very under rated player. But they won't protect him.
Thing is I don't see Seattle taking him. I also don't see them selecting Blueger or ZAR.
It all really depends how Matheson plays and if a deal can be worked out.
Because
1, the Tanev contract while ok, is not the best use of their cap space.
2. ZAR is always hurt.
3. Bleuger is not a long term contract guy and he's 26. If he goes to Seattle he's going to the open market at the end of next year. It's simply best for him OR, Seattle over pays on a guy who is a 3rd -4th liner tweener center who sucks at faceoffs.

I don't think any of those options are overly appealing to seattle.
They are better off making a deal with the penguins but I'm not sure the penguins have much interest on paying an arm and a leg at this point.