The Vegas Golden Knights are the 31st NHL franchise. As an expansion team they were allowed to take one player (who was eligible to be drafted) from the other 30 NHL teams. Each team was able to protect either seven forwards, three defenceman and one goaltender or eight skaters and one goaltender. The full rules can be found here. The ninth team we are going to look at is the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vegas had a couple of good options, from the Jackets, to choose from. Despite players like Joonas Korpisalo and Jack Johnson being available, the Knights made the best choice by going with a different option.