Mock Draft: FNHL Vegas your way!

[PigsRule]

Alright lets see what ppl might do if they were in charge of FNHL Vegas Golden Knight for the Expansion Draft.

How would you build a team from scratch?

1 player to be drafted from each FNHL team.
Only active roster players.
Expiring contracts ending in 2017 exempt.
MiLR exempt.
2 goalies

EXPANSION DRAFT REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum: 14 forwards, 9 defensemen and 2 goaltenders (Must select 1 eligible player per team)
* Expansion Draft to take place July 1-7, 2017
* Total salaries of Expansion Draft players must be minimum of $43.8m (60% of 2016-17 FNHL Cap Ceiling of $73.0m).
Note: Cannot sign active Free Agents during the 2016-17 season

[PigsRule]

I will start a work in progress...
Im guessing who will be protected by owners and who's avail without looking up any existing Exemption lists...

Already on Vegas Roster $3.2m cap total
RW Ryan White, $1.7m (2016-2019)
G Andrew Hammond, $1.5m (2014-2017)


PACIFIC $13.4m cap total
C Rocco Grimaldi, $0.2m (2016-2018)
D Colin Miller, $1.1m (2016-2018)
D T.J. Brennan, $0.2m (2016-2018)
D Luca Sbisa, $1.5m (2014-2017)
D Alex Goligoski, $5.5m (2014-2018)
LW Paul Byron, $0.9m (2016-2018)
D Eric Gelinas, $4.0m (2015-2018)

C Derek MacKenzie, $0.7m (2015-2017)
G Henrik Lundqvist, $6.2m (2013-2017)
D Jake Gardiner, $2.9m (2016-2019)
RW Tobias Rieder, $1.5m (2015-2018)
D Alexander Edler, $2.3m (2016-2019)
LW Matt Beleskey, $1.6m (2014-2017)
LW Johan Larsson, $0.7m (2014-2017-EL)

G Cam Talbot, $5.9m (2015-2019)
C Jordan Weal, $0.2m (2016-2018)
C Adam Henrique, $6.1m (2016-2020)
D Jared Spurgeon, $3.0m (2016-2019)
D Ben Hutton, $1.0m (2015-2017)
D Joe Morrow, $1.5m (2015-2018)
D Alec Martinez, $6.7m (2016-2020)
C Jonathan Marchessault, $0.7m (2016-2018)

C Vladimir Sobotka, $0.4m (2016-2018)
D Marco Scandella, $3.3m (2015-2018)
RW Devin Setoguchi, $1.1m (2016-2018)
RW Zack Kassian, $0.3m (2016-2018)
D Brenden Dillon, $5.5m (2014-2018)
C Casey Cizikas, $1.0m (2015-2017)
C Jason Spezza, $4.1m (2014-2017)
RW Valeri Nichushkin, $2.0m (2015-2018)

[Jonathan]

Sbisa is a FA, making him ineligible.

[PsychoticPondGoons]

Sbisa is a FA, making him ineligible.

unless Sbisa resigns with whoever owns him

[Jonathan]

unless Sbisa resigns with whoever owns him

Thats me. No chance he gets extended here. He was brought in as a rental.

[PigsRule]

I will start a work in progress...
Im guessing who will be protected by owners and who's avail without looking up any existing Exemption lists...

Already on Vegas Roster $3.2m cap total
RW Ryan White, $1.7m (2016-2019)
G Andrew Hammond, $1.5m (2014-2017)


PACIFIC $13.4m cap total
C Rocco Grimaldi, $0.2m (2016-2018)
D Colin Miller, $1.1m (2016-2018)
D T.J. Brennan, $0.2m (2016-2018)
D Luca Sbisa, $1.5m (2014-2017)
D Alex Goligoski, $5.5m (2014-2018)
LW Paul Byron, $0.9m (2016-2018)
D Eric Gelinas, $4.0m (2015-2018)

C Derek MacKenzie, $0.7m (2015-2017)
G Henrik Lundqvist, $6.2m (2013-2017)
D Jake Gardiner, $2.9m (2016-2019)
RW Tobias Rieder, $1.5m (2015-2018)
D Alexander Edler, $2.3m (2016-2019)
LW Matt Beleskey, $1.6m (2014-2017)
LW Johan Larsson, $0.7m (2014-2017-EL)

G Cam Talbot, $5.9m (2015-2019)
C Jordan Weal, $0.2m (2016-2018)
C Adam Henrique, $6.1m (2016-2020)
D Jared Spurgeon, $3.0m (2016-2019)
D Ben Hutton, $1.0m (2015-2017)
D Joe Morrow, $1.5m (2015-2018)
D Alec Martinez, $6.7m (2016-2020)
C Jonathan Marchessault, $0.7m (2016-2018)

C Vladimir Sobotka, $0.4m (2016-2018)
D Marco Scandella, $3.3m (2015-2018)
RW Devin Setoguchi, $1.1m (2016-2018)
RW Zack Kassian, $0.3m (2016-2018)
D Brenden Dillon, $5.5m (2014-2018)
C Casey Cizikas, $1.0m (2015-2017)
C Jason Spezza, $4.1m (2014-2017)
RW Valeri Nichushkin, $2.0m (2015-2018)

Added the other 3 division and projected picks.
Some teams were very challenging to pick from.
A Fun + frustrating execise for sure!

[Jonathan]

Nichushkin is a protected playere here in Washington. Here is a substitute for that pick: Jannik Hansen, $1.9m (2016-2019)

[Daddy]

I will start a work in progress...
Im guessing who will be protected by owners and who's avail without looking up any existing Exemption lists...

Already on Vegas Roster $3.2m cap total
RW Ryan White, $1.7m (2016-2019)
G Andrew Hammond, $1.5m (2014-2017)


PACIFIC $13.4m cap total
C Rocco Grimaldi, $0.2m (2016-2018)
D Colin Miller, $1.1m (2016-2018)
D T.J. Brennan, $0.2m (2016-2018)
D Luca Sbisa, $1.5m (2014-2017)
D Alex Goligoski, $5.5m (2014-2018)
LW Paul Byron, $0.9m (2016-2018)
D Eric Gelinas, $4.0m (2015-2018)

C Derek MacKenzie, $0.7m (2015-2017)
G Henrik Lundqvist, $6.2m (2013-2017)
D Jake Gardiner, $2.9m (2016-2019)
RW Tobias Rieder, $1.5m (2015-2018)
D Alexander Edler, $2.3m (2016-2019)
LW Matt Beleskey, $1.6m (2014-2017)
LW Johan Larsson, $0.7m (2014-2017-EL)

G Cam Talbot, $5.9m (2015-2019)
C Jordan Weal, $0.2m (2016-2018)
C Adam Henrique, $6.1m (2016-2020)
D Jared Spurgeon, $3.0m (2016-2019)
D Ben Hutton, $1.0m (2015-2017)
D Joe Morrow, $1.5m (2015-2018)
D Alec Martinez, $6.7m (2016-2020)
C Jonathan Marchessault, $0.7m (2016-2018)

C Vladimir Sobotka, $0.4m (2016-2018)
D Marco Scandella, $3.3m (2015-2018)
RW Devin Setoguchi, $1.1m (2016-2018)
RW Zack Kassian, $0.3m (2016-2018)
D Brenden Dillon, $5.5m (2014-2018)
C Casey Cizikas, $1.0m (2015-2017)
C Jason Spezza, $4.1m (2014-2017)
RW Valeri Nichushkin, $2.0m (2015-2018)

I won't be mocking guess if you like.