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 25th team we are going to look at is the St. Louis Blues.
St. Louis Blues
The Blues have one of the deepest teams in the NHL, this was a huge benefit for the Knights.