Im pretty sure with how he has been playing Bennett will be protected.

Holl will be protected, Hyman will be UFA, and it would be dumb for Seattle to pick Hyman, Dermott or Kerfoot will probably be taken.

are you going with 8 skaters then? because I( had Toronto protecting 7 forwards, Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander, Kerfoot, Hyman, Engvall, and 3 D Muzzin, Brodie, Rielly, and Jack Campbell. I know Hyman is a UFA but the Leafs love him so much that I think they'll probably sign an extension and he'll be protected.

The habs aren’t letting Danault go for that cheap. He turned down 6 x $5 million, and he’ll probably end up around that, maybe with a slightly higher AAV.

I think I like the 4-4-1, over the 7-3-1, Having D depth for the leafs is crucial, Holl has proved himself as a Middle D guy, where as the leafs up front have loads of depth that forward prospects and younger have to overperform what they are expected to be able t crack the line up, so Seattle taking Kerfoot opens the door for guys like Robertson as regulars.

With that said, thm taking holl opens the door for Sandin on the second pair, which sounds awesome.