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 24th team we are going to look at is the San Jose Sharks.
San Jose Sharks
The Sharks have one of the deepest teams in the NHL, but with an ageing core, there was not many good options for Vegas to choose from.