OFFICIAL GOLDEN KNIGHTS EXPANSION DRAFT

[Daddy]

Up to Daddy to confirm he's all done. Then we can open Trading window earlier before the scheduled July 11th start date.

Meaning I can change a pick if we wanted?

[PigsRule]

Meaning I can change a pick if we wanted?

Yes you have the option. Up the the poibt you confirm your Vegas GK are 100% finished or July 7th deadline passes.

[Daddy]

Yes you have the option. Up the the poibt you confirm your Vegas GK are 100% finished or July 7th deadline passes.

Thanks let me review and I will confirm.

[Daddy]

selects #19 from The Capitals
C Michael Sgarbossa, $0.2m (2016-2018)

Yeah there were a few vets to choose from but they were nothing to sneeze at. Not to mention I think this guy has legit upside and could possibly blossom in 2-3 years. If I'm wrong, what's it really costing me?

Amidst criticism we have reconsidered. Clearly the player with the most upside is not the one we originally chose.

will elect to draft from Washington

RW Kasperi Kapanen, $0.2m (2016-2018)

[Daddy]

selects #25 from The Maple Leafs
D Jyrki Jokipakka, $1.1m (2016-2018)

Wouldn't you bleeping bleep know it, I ended up drafting this bleeper anyway 

The draft is now complete.
Team's who were exempt (did not have a player drafted)

Tampa
Calgary
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Anaheim

We will exempt Toronto and choose to draft from Tampa

elects to pick from Tampa
D Brendan Smith, $2.4m (2016-2019)

[Daddy]

selects #23 from The Canucks
LW Rene Bourque, $2.3m (2016-2019)

Horrible contract, but in the end we needed to add both salary and a vet forward.

We will exempt Vancouver and select from Calgary instead.

selects from the Flames
C Nate Thompson, $0.4m (2016-2018)

[Daddy]

selects #22 from The Winnipeg Jets
D Nikita Nesterov, $1.1m (2016-2018)

We like him, decent price, not a bad pick up with 3 picks left in the expansion draft. At least that's what Vegas thinks.

We will exempt Winnipeg and select from New Jersey instead.

selects from the Devils
D Danny DeKeyser, $3.0m (2015-2018)

[Daddy]

selects #24 from The Blue Jackets
RW John Mitchell, $0.2m (2016-2018)

Not a healthy pick up here, we know.

Will exempt Columbus in favor of Pittsburgh and select from The Pens

D Josh Gorges, $0.5m (2016-2018) 

[Daddy]

selects #20 from Arizona
D Cody Franson, $5.5m (2015-2019)

Your welcome Yotes...my God this may be the worst contract in the league. Good thing I can afford it. This process is a numbers game and I had to select this player for multiple reasons, which only helps Arizona.

Cheers 

will exempt Arizona and select from Columbus
C John Mitchell, $0.2m (2016-2018)

[Daddy]

selects #11 from Panthers
LW Daniel Winnik, $0.2m (2016-2018)

Pickings were slim for such a good team. Kudos. In the end we took a cheap nobody. Depth is important in our philosophy. Hopefully this guy stays in the NHL another year or two.

will swap this player for a player on the same team and select from Florida..
D Braydon Coburn, $0.8m (2016-2018)