With the NHL’s 2021 Expansion Draft set for July 21, the vision of what the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural roster might look like has begun to take shape.
All 30 clubs who must give up a player to the Kraken — the Vegas Golden Knights are exempt — have now submitted their approved list of players they’ve protected from the draft.
The calibre of players available seemingly sets Seattle up to hit the ground running, with the likes of Carey Price, Vladimir Tarasenko and Gabriel Landeskog exposed by their clubs. Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston broke down the 10 most intriguing names on table for the Kraken.
Here’s a look at the full protected lists for all 30 participating teams, and the notable names left for the taking.
Canadian Teams
Montreal Canadiens
Forwards:
Josh Anderson
Joel Armia
Jake Evans
Brendan Gallagher
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Artturi Lehkonen
Tyler Toffoli
Defencemen:
Ben Chiarot
Joel Edmundson
Jeff Petry
Goaltenders:
Jake Allen
(Notable players exposed: Carey Price, Jonathan Drouin, Shea Weber)
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forwards:
Auston Matthews
Mitch Marner
John Tavares
William Nylander
Defencemen:
Jake Muzzin
TJ Brodie
Morgan Rielly
Justin Holl
Goaltenders:
Jack Campbell
(Notable players exposed: Alex Kerfoot, Jared McCann, Jason Spezza)
Edmonton Oilers
Forwards:
Josh Archibald
Leon Draisaitl
Zack Kassian
Connor McDavid
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Jesse Puljujarvi
Kailer Yamamoto
Defencemen:
Ethan Bear
Duncan Keith
Darnell Nurse
Goaltenders:
Stuart Skinner
(Notable players exposed: James Neal, Adam Larsson, Oskar Klefbom, Mikko Koskinen)
Vancouver Canucks
Forwards:
Brock Boeser
Jordan Dickinson
Bo Horvat
JT Miller
Tyler Motte
Tanner Pearson
Elias Pettersson
Defencemen:
Olli Juolevi
Tyler Myers
Nate Schmidt
Goaltenders:
Thatcher Demko
(Notable players exposed: Braden Holtby, Jake Virtanen, Loui Eriksson)
Winnipeg Jets
Forwards:
Kyle Connor
Andrew Copp
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Nikolaj Ehlers
Adam Lowry
Mark Scheifele
Blake Wheeler
Defencemen:
Josh Morrissey
Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley
Goaltenders:
Connor Hellebuyck
(Notable players exposed: Paul Stastny, Dylan DeMelo)
Calgary Flames
Forwards:
Mikael Backlund
Dillon Dube
Johnny Gaudreau
Elias Lindholm
Andrew Mangiapane
Sean Monahan
Matthew Tkachuk
Defencemen:
Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin
Christopher Tanev
Goaltenders:
Jacob Markstrom
(Notable players exposed: Mark Giordano)
Ottawa Senators
Forwards:
Drake Batherson
Connor Brown
Logan Brown
Nick Paul
Brady Tkachuk
Austin Watson
Colin White
Defencemen:
Thomas Chabot
Victor Mete
Nikita Zaitsev
Goaltenders:
Filip Gustavsson
(Notable players exposed: Matt Murray, Evgenii Dadonov)
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American Teams
Anaheim Ducks
Forwards:
Nicolas Deslauriers
Max Jones
Isac Lundestrom
Rickard Rakell
Jakob Silfverberg
Sam Steel
Troy Terry
Defencemen:
Cam Fowler
Hampus Lindholm
Josh Manson
Goaltenders:
John Gibson
(Notable players exposed: Ryan Getzlaf)
Arizona Coyotes
Forwards:
Lawson Crouse
Christian Dvorak
Conor Garland
Clayton Keller
Phil Kessel
Johan Larsson
Nick Schmaltz
Defencemen:
Kyle Capobianco
Jakob Chychrun
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Goaltenders:
Darcy Kuemper
(Notable players exposed: Alex Goligoski, Derrick Brassard)
Boston Bruins
Forwards:
Patrice Bergeron
Charlie Coyle
Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic
Brad Marchand
David Pastrnak
Craig Smith
Defencemen:
Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk
Charlie McAvoy
Goaltenders:
Dan Vladar
(Notable players exposed: Tuukka Rask, Taylor Hall)
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards:
Rasmus Asplund
Anders Bjork
Jack Eichel
Casey Mittelstadt
Victor Olofsson
Sam Reinhart
Tage Thompson
Defencemen:
Rasmus Dahlin
Henri Jokiharju
Rasmus Ristolainen
Goaltenders:
Linus Ullmark
(Notable players exposed: Jeff Skinner)
Carolina Hurricanes
Forwards:
Jordan Staal
Sebastian Aho
Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov
Vincent Trocheck
Warren Foegele
Jesper Fast
Defencemen:
Jaccob Slavin
Brett Pesce
Brady Skjei
Goaltenders:
Alex Nedeljkovic
(Notable players exposed: Nino Niederreiter, Jake Bean)
Chicago Blackhawks
Forwards:
Henrik Borgstrom
Alex DeBrincat
Brandon Hagel
David Kampf
Patrick Kane
Dylan Strome
Jonathan Toews
Defencemen:
Caleb Jones
Connor Murphy
Riley Stillman
Goaltenders:
Kevin Lankinen
(Notable players exposed: Adam Gaudette, Malcolm Subban)
Colorado Avalanche
Forwards:
Nathan MacKinnon
Mikko Rantanen
Andrei Burakovsky
Nazem Kadri
Valeri Nichushkin
Tyson Jost
Logan O’Connor
Defencemen:
Cale Makar
Devon Toews
Samuel Girard
Goaltenders:
Philipp Grubauer
(Notable players exposed: Gabriel Landeskog)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forwards:
Cam Atkinson
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Boone Jenner
Patrik Laine
Gustav Nyquist
Eric Robinson
Jack Roslovic
Defencemen:
Seth Jones
Zach Werenski
Vladislav Gavrikov
Goaltenders:
Joonas Korpisalo
(Notable players exposed: Max Domi)
Dallas Stars
Forwards:
Jamie Benn
Radek Faksa
Denis Gurianov
Roope Hintz
Joe Pavelski
Alexander Radulov
Tyler Seguin
Defencemen:
Miro Heiskanen
John Klingberg
Esa Lindell
Goaltenders:
Anton Khudobin
(Notable players exposed: Ben Bishop, Jamie Oleksiak)
Detroit Red Wings
Forwards:
Tyler Bertuzzi
Adam Erne
Robby Fabbri
Dylan Larkin
Michael Rasmussen
Givani Smith
Jakub Vrana
Defencemen:
Filip Hronek
Nick Leddy
Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders:
Thomas Greiss
(Notable players exposed: Calvin Pickard, Troy Stecher)
Florida Panthers
Forwards:
Aleksander Barkov
Sam Bennett
Anthony Duclair
Patric Hornqvist
Jonathan Huberdeau
Mason Marchment
Carter Verhaeghe
Defencemen:
Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling
MacKenzie Weegar
Goaltenders:
Sergei Bobrovsky
(Notable players exposed: Chris Driedger)
Los Angeles Kings
Forwards:
Lias Andersson
Viktor Arvidsson
Dustin Brown
Alex Iafallo
Adrian Kempe
Anze Kopitar
Trevor Moore
Defencemen:
Drew Doughty
Matt Roy
Sean Walker
Goaltenders:
Calvin Petersen
(Notable players exposed: Jonathan Quick)
Minnesota Wild
Forwards:
Joel Eriksson Ek
Kevin Fiala
Marcus Foligno
Jordan Greenway
Ryan Hartman
Nico Sturm
Mats Zuccarello
Defencemen:
Jonas Brodin
Matt Dumba
Jared Spurgeon
Goaltenders:
Cam Talbot
(Notable players exposed: Kaapo Kahkonen)
Nashville Predators
Forwards:
Filip Forsberg
Tanner Jeannot
Luke Kunin
Defencemen:
Alexandre Carrier
Mattias Ekholm
Dante Fabbro
Roman Josi
Philippe Myers
Goaltenders:
Juuse Saros
(Notable players exposed: Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen)
New Jersey Devils
Forwards:
Jesper Bratt
Nico Hischier
Janne Kuokkanen
Michael McLeod
Yegor Sharangovich
Miles Wood
Pavel Zacha
Defencemen:
Ryan Graves
Damon Severson
Jonas Siegenthaler
Goaltenders:
Mackenzie Blackwood
(Notable players exposed: P.K. Subban, Will Butcher)
New York Islanders
Forwards:
Mathew Barzal
Anthony Beauvillier
Cal Clutterbuck
Anders Lee
Matt Martin
Brock Nelson
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Defencemen:
Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech
Ryan Pulock
Goaltenders:
Semyon Varlamov
(Notable players exposed: Jordan Eberle, Josh Bailey)
New York Rangers
Forwards:
Pavel Buchnevich
Filip Chytil
Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin
Kevin Rooney
Ryan Strome
Mika Zibanejad
Defencemen:
Libor Hajek
Ryan Lindgren
Jacob Trouba
Goaltenders:
Alexandar Georgiev
(Notable players exposed: Keith Kinkaid)
Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards:
Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Sean Couturier
Claude Giroux
Kevin Hayes
Travis Konecny
Scott Laughton
Oskar Lindblom
Defencemen:
Ryan Ellis
Ivan Provorov
Travis Sanheim
Goaltenders:
Carter Hart
(Notable players exposed: Jakub Voracek, James van Riemsdyk, Shayne Gostisbehere)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forwards:
Teddy Blueger
Jeff Carter
Sidney Crosby
Jake Guentzel
Kasperi Kapanen
Evgeni Malkin
Bryan Rust
Defencemen:
Brian Dumoulin
Kris Letang
Mike Matheson
Goaltenders:
Tristan Jarry
(Notable players exposed: Jason Zucker, Brandon Tanev)
San Jose Sharks
Forwards:
Rudolfs Balcers
Logan Couture
Jonathan Dahlen
Tomas Hertl
Evander Kane
Kevin Labanc
Timo Meier
Defencemen:
Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Goaltenders:
Adin Hill
(Notable players exposed: Patrick Marleau)
St. Louis Blues
Forwards:
Ivan Barbashev
Jordan Kyrou
Ryan O’Reilly
David Perron
Brayden Schenn
Oskar Sundqvist
Robert Thomas
Defencemen:
Justin Faulk
Torey Krug
Colton Parayko
Goaltenders:
Jordan Binnington
(Notable players exposed: Vladimir Tarasenko)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Forwards:
Anthony Cirelli
Nikita Kucherov
Brayden Point
Steven Stamkos
Defencemen:
Victor Hedman
Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh
Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders:
Andrei Vasilevskiy
(Notable players exposed: Yanni Gourde, Ondrej Palat, Alex Killorn, Tyler Johnson)
Washington Capitals
Forwards:
Nicklas Backstrom
Lars Eller
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Anthony Mantha
T.J. Oshie
Daniel Sprong
Tom Wilson
Defencemen:
John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Goaltenders:
Ilya Samsonov
(Notable players exposed: Brenden Dillion, Justin Schultz)