I also want to point out some body language here. This dog is mildly stressed in this situation – you can see a little bit of tension around the eyes, in the set of tongue, a little bit in the standing stance, and how it looks around frequently – but this is a good example of where stress isn’t necessarily bad. This is a dog that’s learned to work in difficult situations, and a dog that can adapt to new environments pretty quickly. It’s a little stressed (my guess is that the situation is a bit overwhelming), but he’s still focused and on point and doing his job.
This is a list of all the players that HAVE to be protected by their current teams going into the expansion draft with vegas. This means they hold no move clauses or otherwise wording of their contract does not allow them to go to vegas.
These players DO count towards their limited protect player spots. There are two ways to protect players:
7 Forwards, three defensemen and 1 goaltender
OR
8 skaters and 1 goaltender.
But don’t be too worried because this is not the final list. I do not believe anybody can be added to the list however players can be taken off. For instance, the penguins would be in a tight spot because they would want to protect Murray instead of Fleury but they would HAVE to protect Fleury in this position. MAF can waive his no-move clause at any point making him draft eligible.
And another reason not to be worried about this list. All players in their rookie and sophomore years are exempt from the draft. That includes McDavid, Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Eichel, ect. I do believe Matt Murray does not count because it’s my understanding that the AHL is also considered “professional” (the specific line says first and second year professionals and does not specify NHL).
And Players who have “career ending” injuries but who are still under contract will not be eligible. This will take off players like Nathan Horton leaving the leafs with plenty of movement.
If you have any other questions i went more in depth with the expansion draft here or you can send me an ask!
Just want to add that Sportsnet mentioned that Nylander actually can be moved because his time with the Marlies puts him just over the two year professionals. 😦
YEs i forgot, he was the one that could be exposed. He just follows marner and mathews in my head. But looks like the leafs won’t have problems protecting him.
Does Panarin count as a sophomore year rookie because of his time in Russia?
Panarin is exempt. Professional is defined as AHL or NHL and a season is defined as at least ten games. So his time in russia does nto count towards his pro time.
The expansion draft is a scary but exciting time in every hockey fans life. No, but really, this is the first this generation has really experienced, at least at an age where they can really understand what is happening. So we’re all freaking out about it.
in the season 2017-18 vegas will be the 31st NHL team. But you can’t just wave your wand at a city and have a team just appear there, the players need to come from somewhere. That’s why we’re having an expansion draft. That means each team will be giving up one player to Vegas.
There are a few restrictions on this. For instance, if a player has a No Move clause he can not be picked by vegas. Players can give these up at any time. No trade clauses are similar but not as strict. Players with no trades could possibly be picked by vegas. Certain players are not allowed to have “no trades” or “no moves” because of age/years in the NHL. This was one of the problems people had with the Subban trade because his no move was supposed to kick in in a few years but they traded hm before that.
The Vegas team also has to be cap compliant, which means they need to pick up guys with big contracts to reach the floor, but they also have to be smart because they have to go under the cap. This is basically a godsend for teams who have players who are way too expensive. It’s like a free buyout to some teams.
There are even more restrictions, though, because each team can save a certain amount of players. You have two options either A. You save Seven Forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender or B. eight skaters (defensemen or forwards) and one goaltender. The reason you may want to go with option B would be if you want to protect only forwards or more than 3 defensemen. Either way you can only protect one goalie. Of all the players exposed you need one defenseman who is signed through 2017-18 and has played at least 40 NHL games and two forwards who meets the same requirements. The goaltender only has to be signed through the 2018-17 season. Players with no move are automatically considered to be saved and they count towards your seven forwards three defensemen ect.
as I said before, Vegas must select at least one player from each team for a total of 30 players, 20 of them must be under contract through the 2017-18 season and they can select more than 30 players under certain circumstances.
NHL teams need to have their save lists done by June 17th 2017 and June 20th 2017 is when Vegas needs to have made all their selections.
The entry draft will follow as normal, with Vegas given the same odds as the team with the third fewest points. The lottery will commence as normal.
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