MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 02: Luca Sbisa #5 of the Vancouver Canucks skates during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on November 2, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
For the second time in four years, the Vancouver Canucks will be losing a player to an expansion team.
On Saturday afternoon, General Manager Jim Benning, along with 29 other teams, submitted the final draft of their player protection lists for the upcoming Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Most clubs, like the Canucks, opted for protecting seven forwards, three defenceman and one goalie, but a few went with the eight-player approach instead.