Quoting: Marcsnack
The only issue I have with this deal is expansion draft. We can only protect 7 forwards, and Roslovic would be the 8th one I think needs to be protected: Crosby, Malkin, Guentzel, Zucker, Rust, Kapanen, McCann and now Roslovic. You would probably lose one, so it doesnt make all that much sense in my eyes.
McCann, Blueger and Z.A.R are all RFA and protected. The only way they will be available and unprotected is if we give them a QO b4 the draft. U need 2 Forwards and 1 D and 1 goalie available for the draft. So it’s gonna be B.Tanev. Gonna be 30 years old after this year and a 4th line energy guy making 3.5M a year. And we will probably QO either Blueger or ZAR to be available too. We don’t have to protect McCann, he a RFA after this(unless, like I said, we QO him b4 the draft).
And Matheson will be available. If he scores 10-14 goals and has 15-18 assists and 25-34 points or more. Which he is capable of. He has shown it b4. He’s is an offensive defensemen. They will draft him then. At 26 years old and they have a cap minimum they have to reach. And a top 4, offensive D, at 26 years old, the cap hit and term isn’t bad for a expansion team. Not a ton of good, young, offensive, D are gonna be unprotected. So I hope he preformes this year and they take him or Tanev.
But ya, McCann, Blueger, ZAR are protected as RFA unless we QO them b4 the draft. Which we will have to do for 1. Or if we trade for another forward that isn’t an upcoming FA, at the deadline