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 26th team we are going to look at is the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Despite missing the playoffs by one point, the Lightning have one of the deepest teams in the NHL. That was great news for Vegas because they had a couple of really good options to choose from.