Frolik Deez Nutz
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Flames will expose Giordano over Tanev, and Im fairly confident Gio will give the green light to being exposed, as it's highly unlikely Seattle wants a declining 36 year old that has only 1 year left at 6.75M.
Valimaki doesn't require protection at the draft since he didn't play at all last season.
This means either Dube or Mangiapane are going to be the likely players Seattle will go after. However, Lucic should waive his NMC to also be exposed, meaning a protection spot won't be required for him, as again Seattle probably won't want to use their selection to take on his contract, relative to earnings and where he is in his career.
Protection should be this (assuming there is no scoring winger added during this season requiring protection)
F- Gaudreau, Monahan, Tkachuk, Backlund, Lindholm, Mangiapane, Dube
D - Andersson, Tanev, Hanifin
G - Markstrom