In his latest Mailbag over at Wrong Side of the Red Line, Sean Shapiro tackles the question of the expansion draft and which players the Stars will—and won’t—protect. When it comes to the seven forwards Dallas can protect, here’s how things could shake out.
The first two are obvious and required by the NHL, so we’ll start there. Then you have Tyler Seguin, who will be protected, and Cody Eakin who the Stars made a long-term commitment to before last season. Radek Faksa would be my fifth protection, since I consider him a key part of the Stars future down the middle.