Protected lists due July 17, 2pm PT
Expansion draft selected by Seattle due July 20, 2pm PT
Results announced July 21, 8pm ET
Teams must expose one goalie (signed through 2021-22, or QO'd RFA), plus one defenceman (who played (half season?) 40+ games in 2020-21 or 70 in previous two seasons) signed through 2021-22, and two forwards (40/70 and signed). Teams can protect one goalie, three defensemen and seven forwards (or one goalie and eight skaters -- not utilitizing that for this list).
PANDEMIC EXPERIENCE update: Player exposure requirements: 40GP requirement becomes 27GP [56/82]; 70GP requirement becomes 54GP [(56+70)/164]
Below are my guesses as to available/exposed and protected players. (Exempt players meet the contract and/or experience requirements by position; available players are those who are not protected, exempt or otherwise do not meet contract/experience requirements to be exposed.)
Ages listed are as of June 20, 2021.
(Note, there's always the possibility that a player may be "protected" from selection by a "future consideration" trade.)
I'll be updating this list through the season (as play dictates, and/or re-signings happen). Reserve the right to change lists at any time.
Potential Seattle targets: Gambrell is from Washington. Dillon and True played for WHL Seattle Thunderbirds (so did Marleau, but not likely available).
Full NHL exposed/protected lists.
| Available | ||||
Exposed (1+) |
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| Name | Age | NHL Games played 19-20/20-21 | AAV | Contract status |
| Martin Jones | 31 | 41/34 | $5.75m | signed through 2023-2024 |
Other Available |
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| Name | Age | AAV | Contract status | |
| None | ||||
| Available | ||||
Exposed (1+) |
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| Name | Age | NHL Games played 19-20/20-21 | AAV | Contract status |
| Radim Simek (exposed due to knee issues) | 28 | 48/40 | $2.25m | signed through 2023-2024 |
Other Available |
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| Name | Age | AAV | Contract status | |
| Nicolas Meloche | 23 | 0/7 | $750k | Signed through 2021-2022 |
| Jake Middleton | 25 | 10/0 | $725k | signed through 2021-2022 |
| Available | ||||
Exposed (2+) |
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| Name | Age | NHL Games played 19-20/20-21 | AAV | Contract status |
| Dylan Gambell | 24 | 50/49 | $1.1m | 2022 |
| Matt Nieto | 28 | 70/28 | $850k | Signed through 2024 |
Other Available |
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| Name | Age | NHL Games played 19-20/20-21 | AAV | Contract status |
| Ryan Donato | 25 | N/A | RFA | |
| Kurtis Gabriel | ||||
| Jayden Halbgewachs | 24 | 0/0 | $725k | 2022 |
| Maxim Letunov | 25 | 3/0+ | N/A | RFA |
| Patrick Marleau | 41 | 66/56 | N/A | UFA |
| Marcus Sorenson | 28 | 66/29 | N/A | UFA |
| Alexander True | 24 | 12/7 | N/A | RFA |