This is 2021-22 using 2020-21 contracts
Easiest to add players signed instead of creating.
A few players from my last expansion draft wont meet minimum games played so they are out!
6 players from my last expansion foray, from 2 months ago were traded, most likely, to avoid being drafted. I'm definitely close despite Canes fans saying, Hayden Fleury, wasn't a candidate to be traded or drafted... oof or Ducks fans being so wrong that Adam Henrique was too valuable (waivers, goes unclaimed)
Homers, stay away, you'll be blocked! Already had a few bitter folks that I called out in my ACGM, try to troll me in spite. I love this place!
The emergence of Jared McCann, Justin Holl, Rudolfs Balcers has created some tough decisions.
Poile made the tough decision of protecting Jarnkrok instead of Neal last expansion but this time he has little choice but to expose him and go 4-4. I think Duchene will also be exposed but no one wants that contract. The Kings just gave away Carter at retention, they'll surely expose Dustin Brown with this current direction in cost cutting.
Goalies will be taken if cost effective and lack of options. Khudobin could be had along with Talbot but both Dallas and Minnesota have better options elsewhere over teams like Montreal and the Caps.
RNH signs as UFA
I like this one! Already seen DobberHockey copy a lot of my picks today but then again Dobber also said Seabrook could waive his NMC lol he retired. dobber dumber doo. Locking this one in. Hoping I can get 25% of these right as im sure deals will be done. I can see Boston moving a 1st rounder for example with a cap dump like John Moore as the Bruins Cup window is now with a tight cap.
Left Wing Center Right Wing
SJS
Kane, Evander
$7,000,000
LW, RWNTCUFA - 5
EDM
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan
$6,000,000
C, LWUFA - 1
TBL
Palat, Ondrej
$5,300,000
RW, LWNTCUFA - 2
MIN
Greenway, Jordan
$2,100,000
LW, RWRFA - 2
TBL
Johnson, Tyler
$5,000,000
RW, CNTCUFA - 4
CAR
Niederreiter, Nino
$5,250,000
LW, RWUFA - 2
PIT
Tanev, Brandon
$3,500,000
RW, LWNTCUFA - 5
DAL
Dickinson, Jason
$1,500,000
C, LWRFA - 1
LAK
Brown, Dustin
$5,875,000
RW, LWNTCUFA - 2
NJD
Johnsson, Andreas
$3,400,000
LW, RWUFA - 3
ARI
Larsson, Johan
$1,400,000
C, LWUFA - 2
NSH
Järnkrok, Calle
$2,000,000
LW, C, RWUFA - 2
TOR
Engvall, Pierre
$1,250,000
LW, CRFA - 2
Left Defense Right Defense Goaltender
CGY
Giordano, Mark
$6,750,000
LDNTCUFA - 2
NYI
Mayfield, Scott
$1,450,000
RDUFA - 3
MTL
Allen, Jake
$4,350,000
GUFA - 1
COL
Graves, Ryan
$3,166,667
LDUFA - 3
ANA
Shattenkirk, Kevin
$3,900,000
RDNTCUFA - 3
WSH
Vanecek, Vitek
$716,667
GRFA - 2
WPG
Stanley, Logan
$863,333
LDRFA - 1
FLA
Gudas, Radko
$2,500,000
RDUFA - 3
EDM
Jones, Caleb
$850,000
LDRFA - 2
BOS
Lauzon, Jérémy
$850,000
LD/RDRFA - 2
Scratches Injured Reserve (IR) Long Term IR (LTIR)
OTT
Daccord, Joey
$750,000
GRFA - 3
NYR
Howden, Brett
$863,333
CRFA - 1
BUF
Bjork, Anders
$1,600,000
LW, RWRFA - 3
CBJ
Robinson, Eric
$975,000
LWUFA - 2
DET
Namestnikov, Vladislav
$2,000,000
RW, LW, CUFA - 2
CHI
Gaudette, Adam
$950,000
CRFA - 1
VAN
Virtanen, Jake
$2,550,000