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Who Are You Protecting For The Expansion Draft

Apr. 22, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.
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I just wanted to know the views of other habs fans on who is getting protected and who is not.

These are mine:

Drouin
Anderson
Toffoli
Gallagher
Lehkonen
Kotkaniemi
Evans

Weber
Petry
Edmundson

Price

What bout u?
Apr. 22, 2021 at 4:42 p.m.
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If every player waived?

Drouin
Anderson
Toffoli
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Lehkonen
Evans

Petry
Kulak
Fleury

Allen
Apr. 22, 2021 at 5:59 p.m.
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I’d do
Gallagher
Kk
Anderson
Toffoli
Drouin
Lehkonen
Tatar/Danault/Evans depends if we want to resign Danault/Tatar

Petry
Edmundson
Fleury ( Weber will most likely be protected over Fleury )

Allen ( But Price will most likely not waive )
Apr. 23, 2021 at 12:44 p.m.
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I’m going 8-1 instead of 7-3-1

In the end, I really don’t think it matters as SEA likely looks at Jake Allen and sees their #1 goalie for a few years.

I wonder if Bergevin can get SEA to take Drouin in the draft. They have two 2nd rd picks to dangle.

Anderson
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Toffoli

Chiarot
Edmundson
Petry
Weber

Price

Available:

Blandisi
Byron
Drouin
Evans
Hudon
Lehkonen
Pezzetta

Fleury
Kulak
Olafsson

Allen
McNiven
Apr. 23, 2021 at 1:32 p.m.
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I’m going 8-1 instead of 7-3-1

In the end, I really don’t think it matters as SEA likely looks at Jake Allen and sees their #1 goalie for a few years.

I wonder if Bergevin can get SEA to take Drouin in the draft. They have two 2nd rd picks to dangle.

Anderson
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Toffoli

Chiarot
Edmundson
Petry
Weber

Price

Available:

Blandisi
Byron
Drouin
Evans
Hudon
Lehkonen
Pezzetta

Fleury
Kulak
Olafsson

Allen
McNiven


I would protect Fleury before Chiarot if we do go 8/1
Apr. 23, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.
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So the ones that are obvious:

Drouin
Kotkaniemi
Anderson
Gallagher
Toffoli
Lehkonen

Petry

Price

For the other forward spot, it’d ideally be an extended Danault. If we can’t re-sign Danault by then, then I’d protect Evan’s and re-sign Perry to meet the exposure requirements. (And absolute worst case scenario and we can’t re-sign any good UFAs, Frolík at league minimum would work too)

Edmundson would likely be the number two choice for protection. The third slot is a toss up for me between Kulak and Fleury, but I’ll say Fleury, with the tie going to the cheaper and younger player. However, I have a feeling management will be considering Chiarot/Weber instead.

Although it wouldn’t be the end of the world if the habs protected Weber/Chiarot, because losing Fleury would be much better than losing Allen.
Apr. 23, 2021 at 2:40 p.m.
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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15
So the ones that are obvious:

Drouin
Kotkaniemi
Anderson
Gallagher
Toffoli
Lehkonen

Petry

Price

For the other forward spot, it’d ideally be an extended Danault. If we can’t re-sign Danault by then, then I’d protect Evan’s and re-sign Perry to meet the exposure requirements. (And absolute worst case scenario and we can’t re-sign any good UFAs, Frolík at league minimum would work too)

Edmundson would likely be the number two choice for protection. The third slot is a toss up for me between Kulak and Fleury, but I’ll say Fleury, with the tie going to the cheaper and younger player. However, I have a feeling management will be considering Chiarot/Weber instead.

Although it wouldn’t be the end of the world if the habs protected Weber/Chiarot, because losing Fleury would be much better than losing Allen.


I could see us using some picks/prospects to lose Byron but i agree with most of your assements, i don'y think well consider protecting Kulak or Chiarot
Apr. 23, 2021 at 2:47 p.m.
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I could see us using some picks/prospects to lose Byron but i agree with most of your assements, i don'y think well consider protecting Kulak or Chiarot


I don’t see the need to pay the price to move Byron, especially because we don’t need cap space that bad, Byron is still a useful player, and the price would be way too expensive, since not only are we paying for them to take on a bad contract, but we’re also basically paying what it would cost to re-acquire Allen.
Apr. 23, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.
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Right now, as it is :

Anderson
Danault**
Drouin
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Lehkonen
Toffoli

Edmundson
Kulak
Petry

Price
Apr. 23, 2021 at 5:20 p.m.
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i got

Gallagher
Anderson
Toffoli
Kotkaniemi
Drouin
Lehkonen
Extended Danault if not then we protect Evans

Weber
Petry
Edmundson

Price
Apr. 23, 2021 at 5:43 p.m.
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Quoting: A_Habs_fan
I would protect Fleury before Chiarot if we do go 8/1


I would protect Fleury and Chiarot over Edmundson
Jun. 1, 2021 at 7:55 a.m.
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Why protect Weber?
The cap hit is pretty bad for the next 5 years even if he won't cost much starting next year. Plus his production took a hit this year, I don't think it will get better over the next few years.

Anderson
Danault*
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Lehkonen*
Toffoli
Tatar*

Chiarot
Petry
Isn't Fleury still exempt?


Price
Jun. 1, 2021 at 8:08 a.m.
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Quoting: Supreme_pilon
Why protect Weber?
The cap hit is pretty bad for the next 5 years even if he won't cost much starting next year. Plus his production took a hit this year, I don't think it will get better over the next few years.

Anderson
Danault*
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Lehkonen*
Toffoli
Tatar*

Chiarot
Petry
Isn't Fleury still exempt?


Price


Weber has a NMC and has to agree to waive if we don't protect him.

Also I think it's close to a lock that Evans should be protected over Lehkonen
Jun. 1, 2021 at 9:40 a.m.
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Quoting: KSIxSKULLS
Weber has a NMC and has to agree to waive if we don't protect him.

Also I think it's close to a lock that Evans should be protected over Lehkonen


Weber does not have a NMC
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Jun. 1, 2021 at 9:42 a.m.
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Why protect Weber?
The cap hit is pretty bad for the next 5 years even if he won't cost much starting next year. Plus his production took a hit this year, I don't think it will get better over the next few years.

Anderson
Danault*
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi
Lehkonen*
Toffoli
Tatar*

Chiarot
Petry
Isn't Fleury still exempt?


Price


Not sure why Tatar is protected, he's probably not coming back, also Cale Fleury is not exempt
Jun. 1, 2021 at 9:49 a.m.
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Quoting: A_Habs_fan
Not sure why Tatar is protected, he's probably not coming back, also Cale Fleury is not exempt


Oh then Weber should 100% be exposed.
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Jun. 1, 2021 at 9:50 a.m.
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Quoting: A_Habs_fan
Not sure why Tatar is protected, he's probably not coming back, also Cale Fleury is not exempt


I'm sure Bergevin already has handshake deals with whatever UFA's he wants back anyways. He won't protect them and then sign them shortly after the expansion draft.
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Jul. 12, 2021 at 8:55 p.m.
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Is it crazy to say the Habs might go 4F 4D?

Anderson
Toffoli
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi

Weber
Petry
Chiarot
Edmundson

IMO this is the best way to keep as many of our valuable assets as possible.
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Jul. 13, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.
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Is it crazy to say the Habs might go 4F 4D?

Anderson
Toffoli
Gallagher
Kotkaniemi

Weber
Petry
Chiarot
Edmundson

IMO this is the best way to keep as many of our valuable assets as possible.


Dont see the need to protect Weber/Chiarot, Weber’s contract makes him untouchable and Chiarot is expendable as he shouldn’t be Weber’s partner ( not mobile enough ) and we don’t really have anywhere else to put him
Jul. 13, 2021 at 1:43 p.m.
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Dont see the need to protect Weber/Chiarot, Weber’s contract makes him untouchable and Chiarot is expendable as he shouldn’t be Weber’s partner ( not mobile enough ) and we don’t really have anywhere else to put him


Whos more important than them though? We're going to be losing a 4th liner or one of those 4 or Allen
Jul. 13, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.
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If I had to choose, I would go 8 skaters and give Seattle a care package to take Drouin

Protected:

Kotkaniemi
Gallagher
Anderson
Toffoli

Petry
Weber
Chiarot
Edmundson

Price

One of our second rounders and maybe Poehling, but Drou isn't completely gone. We just don't want them to take either Lehk or Allen.
Jul. 13, 2021 at 1:55 p.m.
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Dont see the need to protect Weber/Chiarot, Weber’s contract makes him untouchable and Chiarot is expendable as he shouldn’t be Weber’s partner ( not mobile enough ) and we don’t really have anywhere else to put him


Well it's likely both Gustafsson and Merrill walk in free agency, bringing Romanov and maybe Fleury up to regular positions. If we coax them into taking Drou, who we have seen we don't exactly need as a scoring option anymore, we get to keep Lehk and Allen as well, and give Primeau more time with Laval. I don't see how this isn't mostly foolproof
Jul. 17, 2021 at 10:47 a.m.
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F - Anderson, Toffoli, Gally, KK, Evans, Lehkonen, Armia or Fleury (not that it matters)
D - Chiarot, Petry, Edmundson
G - Price

Allen is gone. It will take a top prospect & high pick for Seattle to not take Jake Allen. Too high of price.
 
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