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dannibalcorpse · 03-26-2017, 10:16 PM

The expansion draft results are in! 35 players picked by each team in four phases - three rounds of goalie picks, 10 defencemen rounds, 17 forward rounds, and 5 wildcard rounds where any remaining unprotected players are eligible to be taken. Once the draft was over, here is how the two new teams shook out. Let's take a look at the NHL rosters first:

GOALIES:
Vegas: Craig Anderson (OTT), Antti Raanta (NYR)
Seattle: Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT), Keith Kinkaid (NJD)

DMEN:
Vegas: T.J. Brodie (CAL), Ian Cole (LAK), Nikita Zadorov (COL), Julius Honka (DAL), Jordan Subban (VAN)

Seattle: Andrej Sekera (EDM), Jack Johnson (CBJ), Jared Spurgeon (MIN), Fedor Tyutin (COL), Ron Hainsey (CAR), Jake McCabe (BUF)

FORWARDS:
Vegas: Evander Kane (BUF), Ondrej Palat (RFA-TB), Jason Dickinson (DAL), Adam Henrique (NJD), Jakob Silfverberg (ANA), Jon Marchessault (FLA), Lars Eller (WAS), Markus Granlund (VAN), Joseph Blandisi (NJD), Nic Petan (WPG), Frankie Vatrano (BOS), Frederick Gaudreau (NSH), Alan Quine (NYI)

Seattle: Martin Hanzal (ARZ), Scott Hartnell (CBJ), Patrick Marleau (SJS), Alexander Radulov (TOR), Vladislav Kamenev (NSH), Andrew Ladd (NYI), Patrick Eaves (DAL), Michael Grabner (NYR), Jason Zucker (MIN), William Karlsson (CBJ), Nikita Scherbak (MTL), Connor Brown (TOR), Paul Byron (MTL), Conor Sheary (RFA-PIT), Richard Panik (CHI), Tobias Rieder (ARZ), Patrick Maroon (EDM)

Vegas focused on getting more younger players in the expansion draft, with former top prospects Ivan Barbashev, Frederik Gauthier, Oliver Kylington, Chase de Leo, and more populating their AHL team in Lowell. Seattle seems to have focused more on players that it can eventually flip to other teams for future building blocks.

In other news, Vegas GM Dan Hampton announced several July 1 free agent signings: star defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk signed with Vegas on a 6 yr/$41.1M contract with a no-movement clause; RW Tyler Johnson left the Tampa Bay Lightning to sign a 3 yr/$14.25M contract with an NMC as well; and lastly, former Islander Dennis Seidenberg signed a one year, $1.8M contract to provide a solid veteran presence on the blue line. GM Hampton said the team's focus the rest of the summer would be to grab some younger depth players to fill out their AHL roster and provide some solid injury insurance. Before you know it, it'll be time for training camp and the first game for the brand new Golden Knights!

03-26-2017, 10:16 PM	#2
dannibalcorpse Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 168	The expansion draft results are in! 35 players picked by each team in four phases - three rounds of goalie picks, 10 defencemen rounds, 17 forward rounds, and 5 wildcard rounds where any remaining unprotected players are eligible to be taken. Once the draft was over, here is how the two new teams shook out. Let's take a look at the NHL rosters first: GOALIES: Vegas: Craig Anderson (OTT), Antti Raanta (NYR) Seattle: Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT), Keith Kinkaid (NJD) DMEN: Vegas: T.J. Brodie (CAL), Ian Cole (LAK), Nikita Zadorov (COL), Julius Honka (DAL), Jordan Subban (VAN) Seattle: Andrej Sekera (EDM), Jack Johnson (CBJ), Jared Spurgeon (MIN), Fedor Tyutin (COL), Ron Hainsey (CAR), Jake McCabe (BUF) FORWARDS: Vegas: Evander Kane (BUF), Ondrej Palat (RFA-TB), Jason Dickinson (DAL), Adam Henrique (NJD), Jakob Silfverberg (ANA), Jon Marchessault (FLA), Lars Eller (WAS), Markus Granlund (VAN), Joseph Blandisi (NJD), Nic Petan (WPG), Frankie Vatrano (BOS), Frederick Gaudreau (NSH), Alan Quine (NYI) Seattle: Martin Hanzal (ARZ), Scott Hartnell (CBJ), Patrick Marleau (SJS), Alexander Radulov (TOR), Vladislav Kamenev (NSH), Andrew Ladd (NYI), Patrick Eaves (DAL), Michael Grabner (NYR), Jason Zucker (MIN), William Karlsson (CBJ), Nikita Scherbak (MTL), Connor Brown (TOR), Paul Byron (MTL), Conor Sheary (RFA-PIT), Richard Panik (CHI), Tobias Rieder (ARZ), Patrick Maroon (EDM) Vegas focused on getting more younger players in the expansion draft, with former top prospects Ivan Barbashev, Frederik Gauthier, Oliver Kylington, Chase de Leo, and more populating their AHL team in Lowell. Seattle seems to have focused more on players that it can eventually flip to other teams for future building blocks. In other news, Vegas GM Dan Hampton announced several July 1 free agent signings: star defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk signed with Vegas on a 6 yr/$41.1M contract with a no-movement clause; RW Tyler Johnson left the Tampa Bay Lightning to sign a 3 yr/$14.25M contract with an NMC as well; and lastly, former Islander Dennis Seidenberg signed a one year, $1.8M contract to provide a solid veteran presence on the blue line. GM Hampton said the team's focus the rest of the summer would be to grab some younger depth players to fill out their AHL roster and provide some solid injury insurance. Before you know it, it'll be time for training camp and the first game for the brand new Golden Knights!