UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 10: (l-r) Josh Bailey #12 and Jordan Eberle #7 of the New York Islanders celebrate a goal by Brock Nelson #29 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on April 10, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Penguins 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The protected lists for every NHL have slowly started to leak early on Sunday. The Athletic’s Arthur Staple leaked the New York Islanders protected list, and some of the names protected from Seattle were a surprise.