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Vegas Golden Knights: New Mock With Official Protection Lists

By Matt Duscharme

May 31, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA: General overall view of the T-Mobile Arena exterior on Las Vegas Blvd. on the Las Vegas strip. The facility will be the home of the NHL expansion franchise Vegas Golden Knights which will begin play during the 2017-18 season. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
May 31, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA: General overall view of the T-Mobile Arena exterior on Las Vegas Blvd. on the Las Vegas strip. The facility will be the home of the NHL expansion franchise Vegas Golden Knights which will begin play during the 2017-18 season. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Expansion Draft is Just Three Days Away, And With All 30 Teams Releasing Their Protection Lists, Puck Prose Brings to You Another Mock for the Vegas Golden Knights.

All thirty teams have released their protection lists, and one that caught me by surprise was the Islanders, they chose to protect only three forwards in order to protect most of their defensive crop. Now, this is a semi-smart move, and the reason I say this is because now the Isles have a ton of talent up front left for the picking and someone extremely skilled is going to go to the Vegas Golden Knights.

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May 31, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA: General overall view of the T-Mobile Arena exterior and Toshiba Plaza on Las Vegas Blvd. on the Las Vegas strip. The facility will be the home of the NHL expansion franchise Vegas Golden Knights which will begin play during the 2017-18 season. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

The rest of the teams followed the basic 7-3-1, and 4-4-1 plans, so here is all teams listed on who they have protected come the expansion draft. At the very bottom, I will have my picks as well as a potential depth chart.

All 30 Protection Lists are Via TheScore.com

Legend:
F – Forward
D – Defense
G – Goalie
NMC – No Movement Clause

Anaheim Ducks
Andrew Cogliano (F)
Ryan Getzlaf (F) (NMC)
Ryan Kesler (F) (NMC)
Corey Perry (F) (NMC)
Rickard Rakell (F)
Jakob Silfverberg (F)
Antoine Vermette (F)
Kevin Bieksa (D) (NMC)
Cam Fowler (D)
Hampus Lindholm (D)
John Gibson (G)

Arizona Coyotes
Nick Cousins (F)
Anthony Duclair (F)
Jordan Martinook (F)
Tobias Rieder (F)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
Alex Goligoski (D) (NMC)
Connor Murphy (D)
Luke Schenn (D)
Chad Johnson (G)

Boston Bruins
David Backes (F) (NMC)
Patrice Bergeron (F) (NMC)
David Krejci (F) (NMC)
Brad Marchand (F)
Riley Nash (F)
David Pastrnak (F)
Ryan Spooner (F)
Zdeno Chara (D) (NMC)
Torey Krug (D)
Kevan Miller (D)
Tuukka Rask G)

Buffalo Sabres
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Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres
Tyler Ennis (F)
Marcus Foligno (F)
Zemgus Girgensons (F)
Evander Kane (F)
Johan Larsson (F)
Ryan O’Reilly (F)
Kyle Okposo (F) (NMC)
Nathan Beaulieu (D)
Jake McCabe (D)
Rasmus Ristolainen (D)
Robin Lehner (G)

Calgary Flames
Mikael Backlund (F)
Sam Bennett (F)
Micheal Ferland (F)
Michael Frolik (F)
Johnny Gaudreau (F)
Curtis Lazar (F)
Sean Monahan (F)
T.J. Brodie (D)
Mark Giordano (D)
Dougie Hamilton (D)
Mike Smith (G)

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