Obviously, all the trade that will surely happen can't be predicted to perfection, but this is more to see how good of a team Ron Francis can draft by taking some of the best player available or so from each team.
So here are my prediction, with some explanation for the notable selections:
Pick #1 - COL : Gabriel Landeskog (Seattle signs the Avalanche's captain to a 7-year, $9M AAV contract, names him team captain as their first selection to start off the expansion draft.)
Pick #2 - CHI : Nikita Zadorov (Seattle acquire Zadorov's RFA rights as their pick from Chicago and signs him to a 3-years, $3.5M AAV contract.)
Pick #3 - CBJ : Max Domi
Pick #4 - STL : Samuel Blais
Pick #5 - BOS : Jérémy Lauzon
Pick #6 - MTL : Carey Price (Despite the hip injury and the important cap hit, Seattle picks the world-class goaltender from Montreal in hopes that they can get this man a Cup, getting closer to where he's from.)
Pick #7 - VAN : Brandon Sutter (Seattle signs the Canucks' centerman to a 3-years, $2.5M AAV contract)
Pick #8 - WSH : Vitek Vanecek
Pick #9 - ARI : Antti Raanta (Seattle signs the Coyotes' goaltender to a 4-years, $3M AAV contract, in order to trade him for assets in the offseason as their pick from Arizona.)
Pick #10 - NJ : Will Butcher
Pick #11 - ANA : Hadyn Fleury
Pick #12 - CGY : Oliver Kylington (Seattle acquire Kylington's RFA rights as their pick from Calgary and signs him to a 2-years, $850K AAV contract. Calgary gives a 2022 3rd round pick in order that Seattle does not pick Mark Giordano.)
Pick #13 - PHI : James van Reimsdyk
Pick #14 - CAR : Steven Lorentz (Carolina gives a 1st and 3rd round pick from this year's draft in order that Seattle does not pick Jake Bean.)
Pick #15 - NYI : Josh Bailey
Pick #16 - WIN : Mason Appleton
Pick #17 - LA : Austin Wagner (Los Angeles gives a 2021 2nd and 2023 4th round pick in order that Seattle does not pick Kale Clague.)
Pick #18 - TB : Yanni Gourde
Pick #19 - TOR : Alexander Kerfoot
Pick #20 - EDM : Adam Larsson (Seattle signs the Oliers' defenseman to a 1-year, $3M contract as their pick from Edmonton.)
Pick #21 - FLA : Lucas Wallmark
Pick #22 - PIT : Zach Aston-Reese (Seattle acquire Aston-Reese's RFA rights as their pick from Pittsburgh and signs him to a 3-years, $2.75M AAV contract.)
Pick #23 - NSH : Calle Järnkrok
Pick #24 - NYR : Julien Gauthier
Pick #25 - DET : Troy Stecher
Pick #26 - BUF : Colin Miller
Pick #27 - OTT : Vitaly Abramov
Pick #28 - SJ : Jacob Middleton
Pick #29 - DAL : Jamie Oleksiak (Seattle signs the Stars' defenseman to a 2-years, $3.5M contract as their pick from Dallas.)
Pick #30 - MIN : Kappo Kähkönen
I'm not an expert, so I'm sorry for the messy contracts and some side deals that might not always make much sense.
*adjusted for Price & Domi on LTIR, and took out Virtanen*
Neither Domi or Price will be ready when the season starts. So both will be on LTIR. Jake Virtanen is under criminal investigation for assaulting a woman so more then likely his career is over.
Neither Domi or Price will be ready when the season starts. So both will be on LTIR. Jake Virtanen is under criminal investigation for assaulting a woman so more then likely his career is over.
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