Seattle Isn’t Taking Justin Faulk

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty ImagesI’ve long wanted to do an “What Could the Expansion Draft Look Like” article. It’s a lot of fun to play around with how things could shape up, especially after the Vegas theatrics following their own Expansion Draft. But it’s a tricky thing to do; finding a way to fit everything into one article without rambling on for over 2000 words.

But I keep seeing one idea circling around, an idea that I just can’t get behind: “If Faulk continues to struggle, the Blues can just expose him to Seattle”. Well, yes. The Blues could definitely leave him unprotected for the Draft. But that doesn’t mean Seattle would take him. In fact, there’s absolutely no chance…