WHO TO PROTECT IN EXPANSION DRAFT?

[Burkes Boys]

Rangers would look to protect these guys

7F
Rick Nash, $5.9m (2010-2018-FP-7.8 )
Ryan Kesler, $2.6m (2016-2019)
Zemgus Girgensons, $1.9m (2015-2018)
Daniel Sedin, $3.0m (2016-2019)
Beau Bennett, $0.2m (2015-2017)
Josh Anderson, $0.3m (2015-2017)
Jonathan Drouin, $1.5m (2016-2019)

3 D
Erik Gudbranson, $2.6m (2016-2019)
Johnny Boychuk, $8.0m (2016-2021)
Adam Clendening, $0.9m (2014-2017-EL)

1G
Martin Jones, $5.5m (2015-2019)

Players with 2yrs or less FNHL experience automatically protected. That's what we understand to be the rule.
Patrik Laine, $3.0m (2016-2019-EL)
Dylan Larkin, $2.0m (2015-2018-EL)
Andrey Vasilevskiy, $2.0m (2015-2018-EL)
Philipp Grubauer, $4.5m (2015-2018)
Charlie Lindgren, $1.5m (2016-2019)
Phillip Di Giuseppe, $0.9m (2016-2019-EL)
Phillip Danault, $1.0m (2015-2018-EL)
Alan Quine, $0.2m (2016-2019-EL)
Kevin Fiala, $2.0m (2016-2019-EL)
Yohann Auvitu, $0.5m (2016-2018)
Nathan Lieuwen, $0.3m (2016-2018)

[PsychoticPondGoons]

Rangers would look to protect these guys

7F
Rick Nash, $5.9m (2010-2018-FP-7.8 )
Ryan Kesler, $2.6m (2016-2019)
Zemgus Girgensons, $1.9m (2015-2018)
Daniel Sedin, $3.0m (2016-2019)
Beau Bennett, $0.2m (2015-2017)
Josh Anderson, $0.3m (2015-2017)
Jonathan Drouin, $1.5m (2016-2019)

3 D
Erik Gudbranson, $2.6m (2016-2019)
Johnny Boychuk, $8.0m (2016-2021)
Adam Clendening, $0.9m (2014-2017-EL)

1G
Martin Jones, $5.5m (2015-2019)

Players with 2yrs or less FNHL experience automatically protected. That's what we understand to be the rule.
Patrik Laine, $3.0m (2016-2019-EL)
Dylan Larkin, $2.0m (2015-2018-EL)
Andrey Vasilevskiy, $2.0m (2015-2018-EL)
Philipp Grubauer, $4.5m (2015-2018)
Charlie Lindgren, $1.5m (2016-2019)
Phillip Di Giuseppe, $0.9m (2016-2019-EL)
Phillip Danault, $1.0m (2015-2018-EL)
Alan Quine, $0.2m (2016-2019-EL)
Kevin Fiala, $2.0m (2016-2019-EL)
Yohann Auvitu, $0.5m (2016-2018)
Nathan Lieuwen, $0.3m (2016-2018)

Looks about right for the Auto protected players with 2yr experience or less.

[Jonathan]

Looks about right for the Auto protected players with 2yr experience or less.

How many games qualifies for less than 2 years experience?

[PsychoticPondGoons]

How many games qualifies for less than 2 years experience?

If the player has been on the active roster for 2yr of less they are not exposed in the Expansion Draft.
That way a franchise's youngest and best prospects are naturally protected for the team.

[Daddy]

If the player has been on the active roster for 2yr of less they are not exposed in the Expansion Draft.
That way a franchise's youngest and best prospects are naturally protected for the team.

           Las Vegas will be the eighth team in the Pacific Division and the 15th team in the Western Conference. The NHL has 16 teams in the Eastern Conference.

The following rules were approved for the 2017 Expansion Draft:

Protected Lists
* Clubs will have two options for players they wish to protect in the Expansion Draft:

a) Seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender

b) Eight skaters (forwards/defensemen) and one goaltender

* All players who have currently effective and continuing "No Movement" clauses at the time of the Expansion Draft (and who to decline to waive such clauses) must be protected (and will be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).

* All first- and second-year professionals, as well as all unsigned draft choices, will be exempt from selection (and will not be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).

Player Exposure Requirements
* All Clubs must meet the following minimum requirements regarding players exposed for selection in the Expansion Draft:

i) One defenseman who is a) under contract in 2017-18 and b) played in 40 or more NHL games the prior season OR played in 70 or more NHL games in the prior two seasons.

ii) Two forwards who are a) under contract in 2017-18 and b) played in 40 or more NHL games the prior season OR played in 70 or more NHL games in the prior two seasons.

iii) One goaltender who is under contract in 2017-18 or will be a restricted free agent at the expiration of his current contract immediately prior to 2017-18. If the club elects to make a restricted free agent goaltender available in order to meet this requirement, that goaltender must have received his qualifying offer prior to the submission of the club's protected list.

* Players with potential career-ending injuries who have missed more than the previous 60 consecutive games (or who otherwise have been confirmed to have a career-threatening injury) may not be used to satisfy a club's player exposure requirements, unless approval is received from the NHL. Such players also may be deemed exempt from selection by the League.

Regulations Relating to Expansion Franchise
* The Las Vegas franchise must select one player from each presently existing club for a total of 30 players (not including additional players who may be acquired as the result of violations of the Expansion Draft rules).

* The Las Vegas franchise must select the following number of players at each position: 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders.

* The Las Vegas franchise must select a minimum of 20 players who are under contract for the 2017-18 season.

* The Las Vegas franchise must select players with an aggregate Expansion Draft value that is between 60-100% of the prior season's upper limit for the salary cap.

* The Las Vegas franchise may not buy out any of the players selected in the Expansion Draft earlier than the summer following its first season.

The 30 NHL Clubs must submit their Protection List by 5:00 P.M. ET on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The Las Vegas team must submit their Expansion Draft Selections by 5:00 P.M. ET on June 20 and the announcement of their selections will be released on made on June 21.         

[halo99]

I'm sure once June comes around each nhl team will have a list of players ineligible for the expansion draft that don't need to be protected because they don't meet the two year pro requirement.

[PigsRule]

I'm sure once June comes around each nhl team will have a list of players ineligible for the expansion draft that don't need to be protected because they don't meet the two year pro requirement.

That's true however we will use FNHL active service time for prospects promoted to the Active Roster.

[PigsRule]

FLORIDA PANTHERS ADVANCE PLANNING FOR EXPANSION DRAFT NEXT YEAR.

Seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender.

7 Forwards
Ryan O'Reilly, $3.8m (2016-2019)
Evgeny Kuznetsov, $7.1m (2016-2020)
Alex Killorn, $3.1m (2016-2019)
Nino Niederreiter, $3.2m (2015-2018)
Richard Panik, $0.4m (2015-2017)
Tyler Ennis, $3.4m (2015-2018)
Cedric Paquette, $0.2m (2016-2018)

3 Defensemen
Aaron Ekblad, $4.5m (2015-2019-FP-6.0 )
Cody Ceci, $1.5m (2014-2017)
PK Subban, $6.6m (2016-2020)

1 Goalie
Carey Price, $10.4m (2016-2021)

Good planning exercise.
I think Armia might be exempt with only 2yrs of Active service in FNHL but I'd have to do a search to verify.

[jackdaniels]

At this rate Flames will have avail roster spots to stash stars from other teams. No joke. At the end of the season Flames can trade for your stars and send them back for a price. WIN WIN

[Jonathan]

1. Jonathan Toews, $6.4m (2014-2018)
2. Brayden Schenn, $6.9m (2016-2020)
3. Nick Foligno, $4.5m (2016-2019)
4. Duncan Keith, $5.5m (2010-2018)
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1. Anton Forsberg, $3.5m (2016-2019)

This is a really young team I got, so most of my guys should be protected. Eichel, Reinhart, Ritchie, Soshnikov, Horvat, Tkachuk, etc. I got plenty of wiggle room if a few barely miss.