Eklund: Official Protected and Available Players. Who surprises you?

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Murray I know you are FK'N moron.. but DiLo protected ???? That takes the cake...I like him well enough... but Protected... and you expose Fluery.. the one deal that you made recently that was a winner...

Please crawl in a hole and fade away.. You make Chia pet look like a great GM...

If it was insane for NYR to get Goodrow for just a 7th...Then it's crazy insane to leave him unprotected! Why trade for him then? Seattle will claim him for sure. Great player.

I know Ovechkin is getting older but Seattle should add him too. Price. Ovie. Gaudreau. They will be good. Hi kids.

Ovie is available? He waived? Has to be an error right?

Ovie is a UFA

Tanev is a depth player. He doesn't have crazy work ethic/skill. He's a fine player but nothing special.

If it was insane for NYR to get Goodrow for just a 7th...Then it's crazy insane to leave him unprotected! Why trade for him then? Seattle will claim him for sure. Great player.

I know Ovechkin is getting older but Seattle should add him too. Price. Ovie. Gaudreau. They will be good. Hi kids.
- Kooleus

Goodrow is UFA. Rangers traded to get his rights. Probably will have a deal though

I found it a bit surprising that florida protected marchment over vatrano. Other than it would be a cost savings but vatrano pots a lot more. Must be pretty confident driedger is going

Ovie is available? He waived? Has to be an error right?
- RuutuRock’emLikeU2#37

No error, but if they selected him they'd only have his rights for 7 days, so a waste of a pick.

Below is the NHL's Expansion Rule as it pertains to FA's like Ovechkin and Landeskog.

The Kraken have an exclusive window from July 18-21 to interview and potentially sign pending free agents who were left unprotected in the expansion draft. If they sign a player in that window it counts as their pick from that players' former team.

I thought posting this Rule was appropriate right now.

Goodrow? But NYR only lose a 7th if taken. It may be a good ploy.

So glad the Flyers didn’t protect JVR

Eklund: Official Protected and Available Players. Who surprises you?
- Eklund

No surprises. Seattle will be awful.

Bob Murray has gotta be one of the worst GMs in the league. He’s made countless bonehead moves, but this one is probably the worst. Fleury should’ve been a lock for protection.

Ya, why would the Pens protect the guy who’s going to be the 2C for half the season over a guy who plays wing on the 4th line

CRAZY, eh Ek?

Ek we're talking about Brandon Tanev right? Because Chris Tanev is a hard-working 2nd pair d-man in Calgary. Brandon Tanev is turning 30, signed for 4 more seasons at $3.5M and nothing more than a bottom 6 forward. Pitt would love it if Seattle takes him. Oh well.

Ana - Kevin Shattenkirk (D)
Ari - Christian Fischer (F)
Bos - Curtis Lazar (F)
Buf - Will Borgen (D)
Cgy - Oliver Kylington (D)
Car - Nino Niederreiter (F)
Chi - Nikita Zadorov (D)
Col - Joonas Donskoi (F)
Clb - Max Domi (F)
Dal - Ben Bishop (G)
Det - Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
Edm - Oscar Klefbom (D)
Fla - Noel Acciari (F)
La - Andreas Athanasiou (F)
Min - Kaapo Kahkonen (G)
Mon - Jonathan Drouin (F)
Nas - Calle Jarnkrok (F)
Nj - Will Butcher (D)
Nyi - Kieffer Bellows (F)
Nyr - Tony DeAngelo (D)
Ott - Chris Tierney (F)
Phi - German Rubtsov (F)
Pit - Zach Aston-Reese (F)
Sj - Ryan Donato (F)
Stl - Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Tb - Cal Foote (D)
Tor - Alexander Kerfoot (F)
Van - Vitek Vanecek (G)
Wpg - Dylan DeMelo (D)

Forwards - 17
Christian Fischer
Curtis Lazar
Nino Niederreiter
Joonas Donskoi
Max Domi
Vladislav Namestnikov
Noel Acciari
Andreas Athanasiou
Jonathan Drouin
Calle Jarnkrok
Kieffer Bellows
Chris Tierney
German Rubtsov
Zach Aston-Reese
Ryan Donato
Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexander Kerfoot

Defensemen - 9
Kevin Shattenkirk
Will Borgen
Oliver Kylington
Nikita Zadorov
Oscar Klefbom
Will Butcher
Tony DeAngelo
Cal Foote
Dylan DeMelo

Goalies - 3
Ben Bishop
Kaapo Kahkonen
Vitek Vanecek

Ek we're talking about Brandon Tanev right? Because Chris Tanev is a hard-working 2nd pair d-man in Calgary. Brandon Tanev is turning 30, signed for 4 more seasons at $3.5M and nothing more than a bottom 6 forward. Pitt would love it if Seattle takes him. Oh well.
- Kooleus

Seattle will be taking Andrei Svechnikov too. Poor Canes.

Ana - Kevin Shattenkirk (D)
Ari - Christian Fischer (F)
Bos - Curtis Lazar (F)
Buf - Will Borgen (D)
Cgy - Oliver Kylington (D)
Car - Nino Niederreiter (F)
Chi - Nikita Zadorov (D)
Col - Joonas Donskoi (F)
Clb - Max Domi (F)
Dal - Ben Bishop (G)
Det - Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
Edm - Oscar Klefbom (D)
Fla - Noel Acciari (F)
La - Andreas Athanasiou (F)
Min - Kaapo Kahkonen (G)
Mon - Jonathan Drouin (F)
Nas - Calle Jarnkrok (F)
Nj - Will Butcher (D)
Nyi - Kieffer Bellows (F)
Nyr - Tony DeAngelo (D)
Ott - Chris Tierney (F)
Phi - German Rubtsov (F)
Pit - Zach Aston-Reese (F)
Sj - Ryan Donato (F)
Stl - Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Tb - Cal Foote (D)
Tor - Alexander Kerfoot (F)
Van - Vitek Vanecek (G)
Wpg - Dylan DeMelo (D)

Forwards - 17
Christian Fischer
Curtis Lazar
Nino Niederreiter
Joonas Donskoi
Max Domi
Vladislav Namestnikov
Noel Acciari
Andreas Athanasiou
Jonathan Drouin
Calle Jarnkrok
Kieffer Bellows
Chris Tierney
German Rubtsov
Zach Aston-Reese
Ryan Donato
Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexander Kerfoot

Defensemen - 9
Kevin Shattenkirk
Will Borgen
Oliver Kylington
Nikita Zadorov
Oscar Klefbom
Will Butcher
Tony DeAngelo
Cal Foote
Dylan DeMelo

Goalies - 3
Ben Bishop
Kaapo Kahkonen
Vitek Vanecek
- Mentalorgasm5

I bet this is maybe 40% correct. Lots of very bad takes here.

Ana - Kevin Shattenkirk (D)
Ari - Christian Fischer (F)
Bos - Curtis Lazar (F)
Buf - Will Borgen (D)
Cgy - Oliver Kylington (D)
Car - Nino Niederreiter (F)
Chi - Nikita Zadorov (D)
Col - Joonas Donskoi (F)
Clb - Max Domi (F)
Dal - Ben Bishop (G)
Det - Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
Edm - Oscar Klefbom (D)
Fla - Noel Acciari (F)
La - Andreas Athanasiou (F)
Min - Kaapo Kahkonen (G)
Mon - Jonathan Drouin (F)
Nas - Calle Jarnkrok (F)
Nj - Will Butcher (D)
Nyi - Kieffer Bellows (F)
Nyr - Tony DeAngelo (D)
Ott - Chris Tierney (F)
Phi - German Rubtsov (F)
Pit - Zach Aston-Reese (F)
Sj - Ryan Donato (F)
Stl - Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Tb - Cal Foote (D)
Tor - Alexander Kerfoot (F)
Van - Vitek Vanecek (G)
Wpg - Dylan DeMelo (D)

Forwards - 17
Christian Fischer
Curtis Lazar
Nino Niederreiter
Joonas Donskoi
Max Domi
Vladislav Namestnikov
Noel Acciari
Andreas Athanasiou
Jonathan Drouin
Calle Jarnkrok
Kieffer Bellows
Chris Tierney
German Rubtsov
Zach Aston-Reese
Ryan Donato
Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexander Kerfoot

Defensemen - 9
Kevin Shattenkirk
Will Borgen
Oliver Kylington
Nikita Zadorov
Oscar Klefbom
Will Butcher
Tony DeAngelo
Cal Foote
Dylan DeMelo

Goalies - 3
Ben Bishop
Kaapo Kahkonen
Vitek Vanecek
- Mentalorgasm5

I'd take Yanni Gourde over Cal Foote. Stecher over Namestnikov. Klefbom might never play again. Kylington over Giordano? Really?

I'd take Yanni Gourde over Cal Foote. Stecher over Namestnikov. Klefbom might never play again. Kylington over Giordano? Really?
- gergeswillems

I'd take foot from Tampa. Rather use that five million plus on Tarasenko.

I figured klefblom to LTIR. I wasn't sure where this team comes in with the cap, so was looking for flexibility.

I bet this is maybe 40% correct. Lots of very bad takes here.
- TurdFergeson

Sure thing turd

I'd take foot from Tampa. Rather use that five million plus on Tarasenko.

I figured klefblom to LTIR. I wasn't sure where this team comes in with the cap, so was looking for flexibility.
- Mentalorgasm5

Tarasenko has barely played the past 2 years. Give me a proven winner like Gourde who's under contract for a few years.