WHO TO PROTECT IN EXPANSION DRAFT?

[PsychoticPondGoons]

No one is safe! 
Gimme Gimme Gimme!!!
 
 

One thing's for sure.
The expansion draft is forcing teams to make trades.

[Jonathan]

List

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)
5. Bo Horvat, $2.1m (2016-2019)
6. Sam Reinhart, $2.1m (2016-2019-EL-FP-2.7 )
7. Dmitry Orlov, $1.5m (2015-2018)
8. Nikita Zadorov, $1.5m (2015-2018)

1. Darcy Kuemper, $6.0m (2014-2018)


Exempt:

Esa Lindell, $0.5m (2016-2019-EL)
Nikita Soshnikov, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Matthew Tkachuk, $2.5m (2016-2018-EL)
Jack Eichel, $2.3m (2015-2018-EL-FP-3.0 )
Brett Ritchie, $0.8m (2015-2018-EL)
Chase De Leo, $0.3m (2016-2019-EL)
Barclay Goodrow, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Ethan Bear, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Trevor Carrick, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Joe Hicketts, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Philippe Myers, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Alex Lyon, $0.9m (2016-2018)
Sergey Tolchinsky, $2.1m (2015-2018)  Did my HW. https://goo.gl/wTKyHB

All 28 prospects in the Minors   

Players Available for Vegas to Draft:
Jay McClement, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Henrik Zetterberg, $6.1m (2010-2018) Will be traded or Bought out by end of year
Matt Moulson, $1.3m (2016-2018) Will be traded
Dale Weise, $1.2m (2015-2017) Will not be extended
Jared Spurgeon, $3.0m (2016-2019) Will be traded
Anton Forsberg, $3.5m (2016-2019)
Igor Bobkov, $0.8m (2016-2018)

[Daddy]

List

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)
5. Bo Horvat, $2.1m (2016-2019)
6. Sam Reinhart, $2.1m (2016-2019-EL-FP-2.7 )
7. Dmitry Orlov, $1.5m (2015-2018)
8. Nikita Zadorov, $1.5m (2015-2018)

1. Darcy Kuemper, $6.0m (2014-2018)


Exempt:

Esa Lindell, $0.5m (2016-2019-EL)
Nikita Soshnikov, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Matthew Tkachuk, $2.5m (2016-2018-EL)
Jack Eichel, $2.3m (2015-2018-EL-FP-3.0 )
Brett Ritchie, $0.8m (2015-2018-EL)
Chase De Leo, $0.3m (2016-2019-EL)
Barclay Goodrow, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Ethan Bear, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Trevor Carrick, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Joe Hicketts, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Philippe Myers, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Alex Lyon, $0.9m (2016-2018)
Sergey Tolchinsky, $2.1m (2015-2018)  Did my HW. https://goo.gl/wTKyHB

All 28 prospects in the Minors   

Players Available for Vegas to Draft:
Jay McClement, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Henrik Zetterberg, $6.1m (2010-2018) Will be traded or Bought out by end of year
Matt Moulson, $1.3m (2016-2018) Will be traded
Dale Weise, $1.2m (2015-2017) Will not be extended
Jared Spurgeon, $3.0m (2016-2019) Will be traded
Anton Forsberg, $3.5m (2016-2019)
Igor Bobkov, $0.8m (2016-2018)

(damyou) 

[Jonathan]

(damyou) 

haha But I probably have the youngest team in the league. A lot of teams will have tough decisions to make (looking at all you teams with 2 goalies).

[Daddy]

haha But I probably have the youngest team in the league. A lot of teams will have tough decisions to make (looking at all you teams with 2 goalies).

Idk...The Bolts are pretty young.
Avg age 25.3 (among 30 NHLers)

Average age includes a 30 year old Bishop and 33 year old Niemi as our netminders. Minus those 2 dinosaurs we are even younger. Not too bad.

[Jonathan]

Capitals:

7f:
Nicklas Backstrom, $6.0m (2014-2018)
Mikael Granlund, $2.9m (2016-2019)
Aleksander Barkov, $4.3m (2016-2020-FP-5.7:WAS-NHL3:)
Paul Byron, $0.9m (2016-2018)
Alex Ovechkin, $7.2m (2013-2018-FP-9.5:WAS-NHL3:)
Tyler Toffoli, $6.5m (2016-2020)
Valeri Nichushkin, $2.0m (2015-2018)


3d:
Nathan Beaulieu, $2.5m (2016-2019)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, $7.0m (2016-2020)
Ryan Suter, $5.7m (2014-2018)

1g:
Kari Lehtonen, $9.7m (2015-2020)


Exempt:
Daniel Pribyl, $0.2m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/YFcfOq
Derek Ryan, $0.2m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/1pcwMl
Dryden Hunt, $0.2m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/xay4mU
Brendan Leipsic, $0.2m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/gfpliQ https://goo.gl/Wlc0MJ
Charles Hudon, $0.2m (2016-2019-EL) https://goo.gl/RmhMCX
Linus Hultstrom, $0.2m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/ufbeHL
Ziyat Paigin, $0.4m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/lXj98W
Chris Bigras, $0.6m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/ybJSQr
Frank Vatrano, $0.7m (2016-2018) https://goo.gl/XGIDp5

20 guys in Minors


Available for Vegas:
Pheonix Copley, $0.7m (2016-2018)
Michael Sgarbossa, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Bryan Bickell, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Nail Yakupov, $1.5m (2016-2018)
Kasperi Kapanen, $0.2m (2016-2018)
Jannik Hansen, $1.9m (2016-2019)
Steve Oleksy, $0.7m (2016-2018)
Brandon Gormley, $1.5m (2015-2018)
Ryan Murray, $1.7m (2016-2019)
Petteri Lindbohm, $0.5m (2015-2017)


Did some HW here. 9 of my 10 protected skaters are all but locks. Fight between Byron, Yak, Kap and Hansen for that last spot. A trade could change things, though.

[Jonathan]

(damyou) 

Now that I think about it, I will probably use the 7f/3d setup. I forgot I even had 3 D worth protecting. Pretty much whole team will be protected.

[Daddy]

Now that I think about it, I will probably use the 7f/3d setup. I forgot I even had 3 D worth protecting. Pretty much whole team will be protected.

No worries,  I can only draft one guy, so I only need one.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Besides I've got no issues with protecting your guys within the rules.

I would only have an issue with guys "cheating" the process. I didn't pay $100 (the highest fee in FNHL history) to be cheated out of the expansion process.

Guys can panic and make trades, and worry and be up all night if they choose. Guys can have almost an entire roster protected. None of that fazes ...it's the same process faced in real life.

The idea of anyone colluding to cheat the legal process of expansion...now that would get to me. Short of that, do what you do. 

[Jonathan]

 

[Daddy]

Exactly
 
FNHL GMs are the best I know of anywhere for hockey. I expect you geniuses to make them  (damyou) roster moves.

I wouldn't have a whole lot eligible in Tampa neither.