Veteran blueliner Andrew MacDonald is somewhat intriguing. The likelihood for Philadelphia is that they try to dangle him in the hopes that Las Vegas will take him. This defenseman will not waive anything so that is out. MacDonald even spent some time in the minors last season. When Brandon Manning is more likely to be safe, that speaks volumes.
Forward Decisions
The Flyers have enough high-quality forwards and fortunately Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny are exempt. Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn, and Valtteri Filppula are obvious protections.