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Colorado Avalanche release surprising protection list ahead of expansion draft

Lists have been submitted, players informed and the Colorado Avalanche have made some choices. According to Peter Baugh of The Athletic, the protection list for the Avalanche is:

Nathan Mackinnon

Mikko Rantanen

Andre Burakovsky

Nazem Kadri

Tyson Jost

Logan O’Connor

Valeri Nichuskin

Cale Makar (RFA)

Devon Toews

Sam Girard

Philipp Grubauer (UFA)

That leaves J.T. Compher, Jonas Donskoi, Jacob MacDonald, Erik Johnson, Brandon Saad (UFA) and most noticeably, Grabriel Landeskog (UFA) available to the Seattle Kraken.

This is a bold move by Sakic. It also could be a very smart one, with negotiations with Landeskog rumored not to be going as well as expected.