NHL Expansion Draft, Protected Lists Released

[Sharky94]

If Vegas was smart, they would pick Doan and sign him to a two-year contract. He would instantly be your team leader for a very young team. He would probably like the idea, since it would keep him as close to home as possible, and it is doubtful that any team with a good chance to win the Cup is going to take a flyer on a 40-year-old.

More importantly, it would give the team instant credibility in their market and make good business sense. It's not all about who the best players are. You have to remember that Vegas is a business in a tough market with competition. Imagine how many pseudo Coyotes fans in northern Arizona would start going to games in Vegas and watching Vegas games on TV because their captain was just released and signed in Vegas? The Knights would steal away a lot of Yotes fans in the northern part of the state, and that is what a business is all about.

[creasecollector]

For those who haven't seen the Vegas Golden Knights Roster Challenge (Season Of Mystery Leg 12), here's the link to post your 10 picks to enter:

https://www.sportscardforum.com/thre...ster-Challenge

[kovyheater]

I am of the opinon that Vegas should leave MF Fleury to the Pens and grab a younger forward such as Rust. In the world of the cap, why give the defending champions more cap space for free? Take a player that means something to them and is young enough to make a difference for Vegas. MAF is too old to make a meaningful difference in a few years when the VGK can actually compete.

Here's my mock draft (assembled on TSN): http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/assemble-the-k...rName=QPARCUZU

Forwards

	Player ID	TeamId	Group	Name	Team	Pos	Age	UC17	Salary	GP	PTS
	29	2	Forwards	Alex Burmistrov	ARI	C	25	Yes		49	16
	368	5	Forwards	Hunter Shinkaruk	CGY	C	22	Yes		7	1
	439	6	Forwards	Joakim Nordstrom	CAR	LW	25	Yes		82	12
	495	9	Forwards	Josh Anderson	CBJ	RW	23	Yes		78	29
	466	13	Forwards	Jonathan Marchessault	FLA	C	26	Yes		75	51
	701	14	Forwards	Nic Dowd	LAK	C	27	Yes		70	22
	183	16	Forwards	Charles Hudon	MTL	LW	22	Yes		3	2
	228	17	Forwards	Colton Sissons	NSH	C	23	Yes		58	10
	84	18	Forwards	Beau Bennett	NJD	RW	25	Yes		65	19
	834	19	Forwards	Ryan Strome	NYI	RW	23	Yes		69	30
	740	20	Forwards	Oscar Lindberg	NYR	C	25	Yes		65	20
	99	21	Forwards	Bobby Ryan	OTT	RW	30	Yes		62	25
	901	22	Forwards	Taylor Leier	PHI	LW	23	Yes		10	2
	158	23	Forwards	Bryan Rust	PIT	RW	25	Yes		57	28
	692	25	Forwards	Nail Yakupov	STL	RW	23	Yes		40	9
	599	30	Forwards	Marko Dano	WPG	C	22	Yes		38	11

Defence

	Player ID	TeamId	Group	Name	Team	Pos	Age	UC17	Salary	GP	PTS
	501	1	Defense	Josh Manson	ANA	D	25	Yes		82	17
	980	4	Defense	Zach Bogosian	BUF	D	26	Yes		56	11
	933	7	Defense	Trevor van Riemsdyk	CHI	D	25	Yes		58	16
	399	10	Defense	Jamie Oleksiak	DAL	D	24	Yes		41	7
	359	12	Defense	Griffin Reinhart	EDM	D	23	Yes
	607	15	Defense	Matt Dumba	MIN	D	22	Yes		76	34
	313	24	Defense	Dylan DeMelo	SJS	D	24	Yes		25	8
	1251	26	Defense	Jake Dotchin	TBL	D	23	Yes		35	11
	566	28	Defense	Luca Sbisa	VAN	D	27	Yes		82	13
	518	29	Defense	Karl Alzner	WSH	D	28	No		82	13

Goalies

	Player ID	TeamId	Group	Name	Team	Pos	Age	UC17	Salary	GP	SV %
	1131	3	Goalies	Malcolm Subban	BOS	G	23	Yes		1	0.813
	166	8	Goalies	Calvin Pickard	COL	G	25	Yes		50	0.922
	771	11	Goalies	Petr Mrazek	DET	G	25	Yes		50	0.921
	1256	27	Goalies	Antoine Bibeau	TOR	G	23	Yes		2	0.927

with the exception of Bobby Ryan, the theme here is to go young and build from the draft.

[jameslacarte]

There are quite a few names on there that surprised me too.
Mrazek- Det
Kronwall- Det
Marchessault -FLa This kid had 30 goals last year
D. Brown- L.A.
Yakupov- St. L.
Dumba- Minn
Radulov- Mon. The only guy who showed up for Mon during the playoffs
B. Ryan- OTT Really??
Marleau- S.J.
Sharp- Dal.
Sparks- Tor

[apod417]

If Vegas was smart, they would pick Doan and sign him to a two-year contract. He would instantly be your team leader for a very young team. He would probably like the idea, since it would keep him as close to home as possible, and it is doubtful that any team with a good chance to win the Cup is going to take a flyer on a 40-year-old.

More importantly, it would give the team instant credibility in their market and make good business sense. It's not all about who the best players are. You have to remember that Vegas is a business in a tough market with competition. Imagine how many pseudo Coyotes fans in northern Arizona would start going to games in Vegas and watching Vegas games on TV because their captain was just released and signed in Vegas? The Knights would steal away a lot of Yotes fans in the northern part of the state, and that is what a business is all about.

I was talking about this today with some friends and thought close to the same thing. Vegas should sign Doan to a one year deal with the promise to trade him to a playoff contender at the deadline. Vegas gets a veteran leader through half the season and then a draft pick at the deadline, Doan gets to still be close to family when in the Vegas area until the deadline to make his last playoff run.

[30ranfordfan]

I would assume the Kings would pay Vegas to take Dustin Brown... probably wouldn't part with enough picks to make it worth it for Vegas though.

Radulov, Marleau, Sharp are UFAs - so if Vegas picks them, they would (almost for sure) lose them for nothing.

Ryan's contract is huge... unlikely to be taken (I think) but Ottawa is probably okay if it's off their Cap.

Mrazek is a surprise, for sure. Kronwall? My thinking is injury prone / old / hasn't been great since Lidstrom retired.

If the Leafs lose Sparks, I'll be shocked. Really shocked. Don't think he projects higher than an AHL goalie... and even if you think he's an NHL backup, there are better ones available.

Dumba is victim of a number crunch - so not shocking he's available - but he's one of the first players I'm taking if I was running Vegas... and if Minnesota offers a 1st round pick to not take him, I tell them I want 2 1st, or I'm doing it.

Marchessault, I'm not sure what FLA is thinking. I think that's another automatic pick.

Yakupov has fallen, big time. No surprise he's available, and is a risky pick (better proven players available from STL) but I think it's a great gamble if Vegas does it.

There are quite a few names on there that surprised me too.
Mrazek- Det
Kronwall- Det
Marchessault -FLa This kid had 30 goals last year
D. Brown- L.A.
Yakupov- St. L.
Dumba- Minn
Radulov- Mon. The only guy who showed up for Mon during the playoffs
B. Ryan- OTT Really??
Marleau- S.J.
Sharp- Dal.
Sparks- Tor

[MadCub]

I think Pickard and Mrazek would be better long term picks.....but both are young.....likely not want to,play 2nd 🎻

[RGM81]

@Pheebs888 shared a link with me this morning that Vegas already has six trades in place with other teams. These deals won't be announced until Thursday, but you have to believe that they dramatically influence who Vegas plucks from each team in the Expansion Draft. And it may muck things up for anybody who is participating in our Expansion Draft Contest!

[piper1]

@Pheebs888 shared a link with me this morning that Vegas already has six trades in place with other teams. These deals won't be announced until Thursday, but you have to believe that they dramatically influence who Vegas plucks from each team in the Expansion Draft. And it may muck things up for anybody who is participating in our Expansion Draft Contest!

Yeah I was trying my best to go with teams that weren't rumoured to have a deal in place. I likely should have waited until today because according to today's rumours Tampa snuck a a deal in under the wire to not touch their D-men.

[geschrocks33]

I'll play along too, here's my best (and probably completely wrong) stab at the Vegas roster based on my guesses/stuff I've heard:

Forwards:

Logan Shaw (ANA)
Alexander Burmistrov (ARI)
William Carrier (BUF)
Troy Brouwer (CGY)
Lee Stempniak (CAR)
Mikhail Grigorenko (COL)
William Karlsson (CBJ)
Curtis McKenzie (DAL)
Riley Sheahan (DET)
Jonathan Marchessault (FLA)
Charles Hudon (MTL)
James Neal (NSH)
Josh Bailey (NYI)
Michael Raffl (PHI)
David Perron (STL)
JT Brown (TB)
Marko Dano (WPG)


Defense:
Colin Miller (BOS)
Trevor van Riemsdyk (CHI)
Griffin Reinhart (EDM)
Brayden McNabb (LAK)
Matt Dumba (MIN)
Jon Merrill (NJD)
Marc Method (OTT)
Dylan DeMelo (SJS)
Alexey Marchenko (TOR)
Alex Biega (VAN)



Goalies:
Antti Raanta (NYR)
Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT)
Philipp Grubauer (WSH)

12/30 right. I knew Vegas would steal Pickard from COL I was just denying it would happen. Wanted him to stay in Colorado. I also was torn between Raffl and Bellemare from Philly but eventually guessed Raffl instead. So could've been 14/30. Think Vegas went kind of off the grid on where most of us thought they would go. Will be interesting to see what trades come out of their picks.