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Seattle NHL Expansion Draft: Who should be the Penguins’ final protected forward?

Expansion drafts are always a hot topic among debate and discussion for hockey fans. They’re fun, exotic and pretty rare in the big scheme of things.

They’re also important, as with the current rules the Vegas Golden Knights leveraged their selections and trades to become instant and serious Stanley Cup contenders from the beginning.

So how will and should the Penguins navigate another expansion draft this summer? We’ve already talked about it in October and March, but now at the end of the season it’s time to circle back yet again, because.