The expansion draft, in which the Seattle Kraken will get to pluck unprotected players off of teams' rosters, is scheduled for July 21st. Key rules are that the Kraken must take at least 14 F, 9 D, and 3 G, and they also must take at least one player from every team's roster but the Vegas Knights's.
With regard to protecting players (initially), the Bruins have two choices:
1. 7 F, 3 D, and 1 G; or
2. Any 8 skaters (F or D) and 1 G.
Free agents (e.g., Krecji, Hall, Rask) need not be protected, but of course leaving them unsigned going into the draft means that you risk them signing elsewhere (doesn't seem likely in the case of either Krecji or Rask, but Hall might not be as committed to Boston).
Further, players with less than two years' professional service (most notably, Swayman, Studnicka, Vaakanainen, Ahcan) need not be protected, and those with Non-Movement Clauses (Bergy, Marchand, Coyle) must be protected.
With all of this in mind, which of route (1) or (2) do the Bruins go? (I think that they have to go with option 1, but others might disagree.) And who do they protect? (Please put your answer in bold.)
I'll take a stab at it, but I'm sure others will convince me that at least part of my list is wrong:
Option (1):
Forwards
Marchand (NMC)
Bergeron (NMC)
Pastrnak
Coyle (NMC)
Frederic
DeBrusk (Has trade value)
Smith (Or Hall if they want to sign him before July 21)
Defensemen
McAvoy
Carlo
Grzelyck
Goalie
Vladar
Bonus Question: Who do they lose (in total)? I say that they lose only Lauzon.
With regard to protecting players (initially), the Bruins have two choices:
1. 7 F, 3 D, and 1 G; or
2. Any 8 skaters (F or D) and 1 G.
Free agents (e.g., Krecji, Hall, Rask) need not be protected, but of course leaving them unsigned going into the draft means that you risk them signing elsewhere (doesn't seem likely in the case of either Krecji or Rask, but Hall might not be as committed to Boston).
Further, players with less than two years' professional service (most notably, Swayman, Studnicka, Vaakanainen, Ahcan) need not be protected, and those with Non-Movement Clauses (Bergy, Marchand, Coyle) must be protected.
With all of this in mind, which of route (1) or (2) do the Bruins go? (I think that they have to go with option 1, but others might disagree.) And who do they protect? (Please put your answer in bold.)
I'll take a stab at it, but I'm sure others will convince me that at least part of my list is wrong:
Option (1):
Forwards
Marchand (NMC)
Bergeron (NMC)
Pastrnak
Coyle (NMC)
Frederic
DeBrusk (Has trade value)
Smith (Or Hall if they want to sign him before July 21)
Defensemen
McAvoy
Carlo
Grzelyck
Goalie
Vladar
Bonus Question: Who do they lose (in total)? I say that they lose only Lauzon.
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