By Saturday, the Red Wings will have listed the players they will protect for the Expansion Draft. They can protect one goaltender, three defensemen, and seven forwards. Additionally, first and second-year players are exempt from this list, which means Dylan Larkin is in no way in danger of being selected.
Here’s a rundown of who the Golden Knights could likely select.
Howard or Mrazek?
This will be an interesting part of the protected list to watch for. It’s no secret both goaltenders have struggled and neither has been able to solidify the starting job. Thus, Ken Holland probably has his toughest decision of which player he should protect.