With the protection lists for the Seattle expansion draft in, the Nashville Predators have made the bold move of leaving not one but both of their $8M AAV centers unprotected. Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene will be available to the league’s 32nd team, which guarantees that at least one of them won’t be selected but makes no promises about the other.
The Nashville Predators protected three forwards, a goalie and five defenders for this week’s NHL Expansion Draft, with Tanner Jeannot being the biggest surprise on the list.
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Holtby, Johansen, Giordano among those projected to be selected by Kraken.