Edited Mar. 3, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.
Quoting: markmws
Maybe, though there are a LOT of good goaltenders that will be made available (Raanta, Korpisalo, Colton Point, Quick, Holtby, Khudobin, Allen, Rinne/Saros, and Vanecek), plus free-agent goaltenders that they may want to sign.
I am not saying that they won't select Allen, but I am saying that it's possible they select someone else from the Canadiens. While their fanbase gives Mete a hard time, he is pretty well-thought of by NHL management as a good skating, puck-moving mid-bottom pair defenseman. Cale Fleury is a young, right-shot defenseman who is punishing to play against, and Lehkonen is an all-around solid grinding forward (the type that isn't sexy but that every team needs on their 4th line). It'll be interesting how trades and free-agent signings affect Seattles expansion draft.
Alright, lets go through your list.
Korpisalo and Saros will both be protected. (Merzlikins is exempt from the expansion draft)
Raanta and Rinne will both be UFAs, so the players would have to agree to a contract with Seattle, which is not guaranteed.
Point is not really good and not an NHL goalie.
Quick and Khudobin have pretty heavy contracts.
Vanecek and Holtby are definitely good options, but I am sure Seattle will want to grab two good goalies if they can.
No one on MTL is as exciting as Allen is for them. He is the obvious pick right now. There will be much better defensive options than Mete and Fleury. Lehkonen will be protected.