The 2017 NHL expansion draft is only days away, and the rest of the league has prepared itself for the chaos to come. Teams submitted their protection lists to the NHL on Saturday afternoon, and the league announced them officially Sunday morning.
Up to 11 players can be protected by each team, with that number depending on the positions of the players involved. There are just two methods by which teams can protect players: the 7-3-1 format, in which they protect seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie, or the nine-player format, in which they protect eight skaters and one goalie.
By the time the expansion draft ends, Vegas will need to have picked a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defensemen, and three goalies.
Also in effect now through the expansion draft on Wednesday night, is a roster freeze for any transaction that doesn’t involve the Golden Knights. Teams can still make trades with Vegas, which is also free to negotiate with and sign free agents, but all other deals must wait.
As the 10 a.m. deadline comes to pass, we’ll have all 30 protected lists here in one spot for your convenience! Check out where your team stands below.
Anaheim Ducks
Seven forwards: Corey Perry (NMC), Ryan Getzlaf (NMC), Ryan Kesler (NMC), Rickard Rakell, Andrew Cogliano, Jakob Silferberg, Antoine Vermette
Three defensemen: Hampus Lindholm, Cam Fowler, Kevin Bieksa (NMC)
Goaltender: John Gibson
Arizona Coyotes
Eight skaters: Nick Cousins, Anthony Duclair, Jordan Martinook, Tobias Rieder, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Alex Goligoski (NMC), Connor Murphy, Luke Schenn, Chad Johnson
Goaltender: Chad Johnson
Boston Bruins
Seven forwards: David Krejci (NMC), Patrice Bergeron (NMC), David Backes (NMC), Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Riley Nash, Ryan Spooner
Three defensemen: Zdeno Chara (NMC), Torey Krug, Kevan Miller
Goaltender: Tuukka Rask
Buffalo Sabres
Seven forwards: Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno, Zemgus Girgensons, Evander Kane, Johan Larsson, Ryan O’Reilly, Kyle Okposo
Three defensemen: Rasmus Ristolainen, Nathan Beaulieu, Jake McCabe
Goaltender: Robin Lehner
Calgary Flames
Seven forwards: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Mikael Backlund, Michael Ferland, Sam Bennett, Curtis Lazar, Michael Frolik
Three defensemen: Mark Giordano, Dougie Hamilton, TJ Brodie
One goaltender: Mike Smith
Carolina Hurricanes
Seven forwards: Jordan Staal (NMC), Jeff Skinner, Victor Rask, Teuvo Teravainen, Elias Lindholm, Phillip Di Guiseppete, Brock McGinn
Three defensemen: Justin Faulk, Ryan Murphy, Trevor Carrick
Goaltender: Scott Darling
Chicago Blackhawks
Seven forwards: Patrick Kane (NMC), Jonathan Toews (NMC), Marian Hossa (NMC), Artem Anisimov (NMC), Richard Panik, Ryan Hartman, Tomas Jurco
Three defensemen: Duncan Keith (NMC), Brent Seabrook (NMC), Niklas Hjalmarsson (NMC)
Goaltender: Corey Crawford (NMC)
Colorado Avalanche
Seven forwards: Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Nieto, Rocco Grimaldi, Blake Comeau, Sven Adrighetto
Three defensemen: Erik Johnson (NMC), Nikita Zadorov, Tyson Barrie
Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov
Columbus Blue Jackets
Seven forwards: Brandon Dubinsky (NMC), Brandon Saad, Nick Foligno (NMC), Scott Hartnell (NMC), Cam Atkinson, Boone Jenner, Alexander Wennberg
Three defensemen: Seth Jones, Ryan Murray, David Savard
Goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky (NMC)
Dallas Stars
Seven forwards: Jamie Benn (NMC), Jason Spezza (NMC), Tyler Seguin, Radek Faksa, Valeri Nichushkin, Brett Ritchie, Antoine Roussel
Three defensemen: John Klingberg, Stephen Johns, Esa Lindell
Goaltender: Ben Bishop (NMC)
Detroit Red Wings
Seven forwards: Henrik Zetterberg, Frans Nielsen (NMC), Justin Abdelkader, Gustav Nyquist, Anthony Mantha, Tomas Tatar, Andreas Athanasiou
Three defensemen: Mike Green, Danny DeKeyser, Nick Jensen
Goaltender: Jimmy Howard
Edmonton Oilers
Seven forwards: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Milan Lucic (NMC), Leon Draisaitl, Mark Letestu, Patrick Maroon, Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle
Three defensemen: Andrej Sekera (NMC), Adam Larsson, Oscar Klefbom
Goaltender: Cam Talbot (NMC)
Florida Panthers
Eight skaters: Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, Vincent Trocheck, Nick Bjugstad, Aaron Ekblad, Keith Yandle, Alex Petrovic, Mark Pysyk
Goaltender: James Reimer
Los Angeles Kings
Eight skaters: Anze Kopitar (NMC), Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli, Tanner Pearson, Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez, Derek Forbort, Jake Muzzin
Goaltender: Jonathan Quick
Minnesota Wild
Seven forwards: Zach Parise (NMC), Mikko Koivu (NMC), Jason Pominville (NMC), Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter, Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker
Three defensemen: Ryan Suter (NMC), Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin
Goaltender: Devan Dubnyk
Montreal Canadiens
Seven forwards: Jonathan Drouin, Max Pacioretty, Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher, Phillip Danault, Paul Byron, Andrew Shaw
Three defensemen: Shea Weber, Jeff Petry (NMC), Jordie Benn
Goaltender: Carey Price (NMC)
Nashville Predators
Eight skaters: P.K. Subban, Roman Josi, Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Ellis, Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson, Calle Jarnkrok
Goaltender: Pekka Rinne (NMC)
New Jersey Devils
Eight skaters: Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri, Adam Henrique, Andy Greene, John Moore, Mirco Mueller, Damon Severson
Goaltender: Cory Schneider
New York Islanders
Eight skaters: Andrew Ladd (NMC), John Tavares (NMC), Anders Lee, Johnny Boychuk, Travis Hamonic, Nick Leddy, Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech
Goaltender: Thomas Greiss
New York Rangers
Seven forwards: Rick Nash (NMC), Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello, Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Hayes, J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan
Three defensemen: Marc Staal (NMC), Ryan McDonagh, Nick Holden
Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)
Ottawa Senators
Seven forwards: Ryan Dzingel, Mike Hoffman, Kyle Turris, Mark Stone, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Zack Smith, Derick Brassard
Three defensemen: Dion Phaneuf (NMC), Erik Karlsson, Cody Ceci
Goaltender: Craig Anderson
Philadelphia Flyers
Seven forwards: Claude Giroux (NMC), Jakub Voracek, Valtteri Filppula (NMC), Sean Couturier, Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn, Scott Laughton
Three defensemen: Shayne Gostisbehere, Radko Gudas, Brandon Manning
Goaltender: Anthony Stolarz
Pittsburgh Penguins
Eight skaters: Sidney Crosby (NMC), Evgeni Malkin (NMC), Phil Kessel (NMC), Patric Hornqvist, Kris Letang (NMC), Olli Maatta, Justin Schultz, Brian Dumoulin
Goaltender: Matt Murray
San Jose Sharks
Seven forwards: Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Jannik Hansen, Ryan Carpenter, Chris Tierney, Melker Karlsson
Three defensemen: Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun
Goaltender: Martin Jones
St. Louis Blues
Seven forwards: Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexander Steen, Jaden Schwartz, Patrik Berglund, Ryan Reaves, Vladimir Sobotka, Paul Stastny
Three defensemen: Alex Pietrangelo, Jay Bouwmeester, Joel Edmundson
Goaltender: Jake Allen
Tampa Bay Lightning
Seven forwards: Steven Stamkos (NMC), Ryan Callahan (NMC), Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov, Ondrej Palat
Three defensemen: Victor Hedman (NMC), Braydon Coburn, Anton Stralman
Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy
Toronto Maple Leafs
Seven forwards: Nazem Kadri, Tyler Bozak, Connor Brown, Leo Komarov, Josh Leivo, Matt Martin, James van Riemsdyk
Three defensemen: Morgan Rielly, Jake Gardiner, Connor Carrick
Goaltender: Frederik Andersen
Vancouver Canucks
Seven forwards: Daniel Sedin (NMC), Henrik Sedin (NMC), Loui Eriksson (NMC), Brandon Sutter, Bo Horvat, Sven Baertschi, Markus Granlund
Three defensemen: Alexander Edler, Erik Gudbranson, Christopher Tanev
Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom
Washington Capitals
Seven forwards: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Andre Burakovsky, Marcus Johansson, Lars Eller, Tom Wilson
Three defensemen: Matt Niskanen, John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov
Goaltender: Braden Holtby
Winnipeg Jets
Seven forwards: Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little, Joel Armia, Andrew Copp, Adam Lowry, Mathieu Perreault
Three defensemen: Dustin Byfuglien (NMC), Tyler Myers, Jacob Trouba
Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck