2021 NHL Expansion Draft: Who's protected on the Pittsburgh Penguins?
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Updated: 8:15 AM EDT Jul 19, 2021
2021 NHL Expansion Draft: Who's protected on the Pittsburgh Penguins?
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Updated: 8:15 AM EDT Jul 19, 2021
GUY: THE NHL’S NEW EXPANSNIO TEAM, THE SEATTLE KRAKEN, WILL BE MADE UP IN PART BY PLAYSER FROM 30 OTR HENHL TEAMS. THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ARE TOO NEW AND DON’T HAVE TO EXPOSE ANYONE TO WEDNESDAY’S DRAFT. THE PENGUINS DO THOUGH. HERE’S WHO WILL NOT BE AVAILABL FOR SEATTLE TO POACH. FORWARDS SIDNEY CROSBY EVGENI MALKIN, JAKE GUENTZEL, BRYAN RUST, KASPERI KAPANEN, TEDDY BLUEGER ,AND JEFF CARTER. AS WELL AS DEFENSEMEKRN LETANG BRIAN DUMOULIN AND MIKE MATHESON. AND GOALIE TRISTAN JARRY. BECAUSE THEY PROTECTED JEFF CARTER, THAT MEANS BRANDON TANEV IS EXPOSED. SOME PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF TANEV’S GRITTY STYLE. PENS DON’T REALLY HAVE ANOTHER PLAYER LIKE HIM BUT HE SIGD NE MONSTER CONTRACT 2 YEARS AGO. HE’S SIGNED FOR 4 MORE SEASONS AT A CAP HIT OF 3.5 MILLION A YE. THAT MIGHT BE TOO RICH FOR THE KRAKEN SO MAYBE HE’LL REMAIN A PENGUIN. BESIDES TANEV, SOME OF THE GUYS RON FRANCIS AND SEATTLE WILL CHOSE FROM INCLUDE FOR
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2021 NHL Expansion Draft: Who's protected on the Pittsburgh Penguins?
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Updated: 8:15 AM EDT Jul 19, 2021
On Sunday, the National Hockey League announced the available and protected players for the 30 clubs who will provide players to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 expansion draft.The Kraken will select 30 players, one from each team, with the exception of the Vegas Golden Knights. The selections will be revealed live Wednesday.Teams were able to protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender, or eight skaters and one goaltender.The Pittsburgh Penguins lists of available and protected players are below.Available:Pontus Aberg (F)Anthony Angello (F)Zach Aston-Reese (F)Josh Currie (F)Frederick Gaudreau (F)Mark Jankowski (F)Sam Lafferty (F)Sam Miletic (F)Evan Rodrigues (F)Colton Sceviour (F)Brandon Tanev (F)Jason Zucker (F)Cody Ceci (D)Kevin Czuczman (D)Mark Friedman (D)Jesper Lindgren (D)Andrey Pedan (D)Marcus Pettersson (D)Juuso Riikola (D)Chad Ruhwedel (D)Yannick Weber (D)Casey DeSmith (G)Maxime Lagace (G)Protected:Teddy Blueger (F)Jeff Carter (F)Sidney Crosby (F)Jake Guentzel (F)Kasperi Kapanen (F)Evgeni Malkin (F)Bryan Rust (F)Brian Dumoulin (D)Kris Letang (D)Mike Matheson (D)Tristan Jarry (G)
PITTSBURGH —
On Sunday, the National Hockey League announced the available and protected players for the 30 clubs who will provide players to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 expansion draft.
The Kraken will select 30 players, one from each team, with the exception of the Vegas Golden Knights. The selections will be revealed live Wednesday.
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Teams were able to protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender, or eight skaters and one goaltender.
The Pittsburgh Penguins lists of available and protected players are below.
