The 2017 NHL expansion draft is set to take place on June 18-20. The Las Vegas Golden Knights will pick the players that have been unprotected by other teams.
Vegas will have to abide by rules set by the NHL. They must select one player from each of the 30 NHL teams. They also have exposure rules that limit the number of players they can acquire in the draft, over acquiring the rights to a player.
CapFriendly is a website that lets users breakdown NHL team salaries and contracts. A feature of the website is a simulation of the upcoming expansion draft.
These are my picks from each of the 30 teams. I used the “Quick Protect” settings with the real-life exposure rules.
Anaheim Ducks- RW Jackob Silvferberg
Arizona Coyotes- LW Jamie McGinn
Boston Bruins- D Adam McQuaid
Buffalo Sabers- D Justin Falk
Calgary Flames- C Lance Bouma
Carolina Hurricanes- D Justin Faulk
Chicago Blackhawks- C Marcus Kruger
Colorado Avalanche- G Calvin Pickard
Columbus Blue Jackets- LW Matt Calvert
Dallas Stars- LW McKenzie Curtis
Detroit Red Wings- C Riley Sheehan
Edmonton Oilers- D Mark Fayne
Florida Panthers- D Jason Demars
Los Angeles Kings- RW Dustin Brown
Minnesota Wild- LW Jason Zucker
Montreal Canadians- C Torrey Mitchel
Nashville Predators- D Matt Irwin
New Jersey Devils- RW Devante Smith-Pelly
New York Islanders- D Thomas Hickey
New York Rangers- RW Michael Grabner
Ottawa Senators- G Mike Condon
Philadelphia Flyers- D Andrew MacDonald
Pittsburgh Penguins- G Matt Murray
San Jose Sharks- RW Joel Ward
St. Louis Blues- RW Dmitrij Jaskin
Tampa Bay Lightning- RW Erik Condra
Toronto Maple Leafs- LW Matt Martin
Vancouver Canucks- D Luca Sbisa
Washington Capitals- C Lars Eller
Winnipeg Jets- C Shawn Matthias
With these picks taken the team salary cap wound be an estimated $72.9 million, only a hundred thousand dollars off from the max cap. 19 of the 29 contracts on this list will end after the incoming season.