Edmonton Oilers
| Available | Age | 17/18 | Automatically Exempt |
| F Jordan Eberle | 26 | $6.0M | F Connor McDavid |
| F Milan Lucic (NMC) | 28 | $6.0M | F Jesse Puljujarvi |
| F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 23 | $6.0M | F Anton Slepyshev |
| F Benoit Pouliot | 30 | $4.0M | F Drake Caggiula |
| F Matt Hendricks | 35 | UFA | F Patrick Russell |
| F Mark Letestu | 31 | $1.8M | F Jere Sallinen |
| F Patrick Maroon | 28 | $1.5M | F Kyle Platzer |
| F Zack Kassian | 25 | RFA | F Greg Chase |
| F Anton Lander | 25 | UFA | F Zach Pochiro |
| F Leon Draisaitl | 20 | RFA | F Braden Christoffer |
| F Iiro Pakarinen | 25 | RFA | |
| F Tyler Pitlick | 24 | RFA | D Matthew Benning |
| F Taylor Beck | 25 | RFA | D Darnell Nurse |
| F Jujhar Khaira | 22 | RFA | D Ethan Bear |
| F Mitchell Moroz | 22 | RFA | D Caleb Jones |
| F Bogdan Yakimov | 22 | RFA | D Joey Laleggia |
| D Ben Betker | |||
| D Andrej Sekera (NMC) | 30 | $5.5M | |
| D Oscar Klefbom | 23 | $4.167M | G Nick Ellis |
| D Adam Larsson | 23 | $4.167M | G Eetu Laurikainen |
| D Mark Fayne | 29 | $3.625M | |
| D Kris Russell | 29 | UFA | |
| D Brandon Davidson | 25 | $1.425M | |
| D Eric Gryba | 28 | UFA | |
| D Andrew Ference (LTIR) | 37 | UFA | |
| D Mark Fraser | 30 | UFA | |
| D Griffin Reinhart | 22 | RFA | |
| D Dillon Simpson | 23 | RFA | |
| D David Musil | 23 | RFA | |
| D Jordan Oesterle | 24 | RFA | |
| G Cam Talbot (NMC) | 29 | $4.167M | |
| G Jonas Gustavsson | 32 | UFA | |
| G Laurent Brossoit | 23 | $750K |
Protection List Plus Two Alternative List Options
| Protection List | Alternative Protection List 1 | Alternative Protection List 2 |
| 7F – 3D – 1G | 7F – 3D – 1G | 7F – 3D – 1G |
| F Jordan Eberle | F Jordan Eberle | F Jordan Eberle |
| F Milan Lucic (NMC) | F Milan Lucic (NMC) | F Milan Lucic (NMC) |
| F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| F Leon Draisaitl | F Leon Draisaitl | F Leon Draisaitl |
| F Benoit Pouliot | F Benoit Pouliot | F Benoit Pouliot |
| F Patrick Maroon | F Jujhar Khaira | F Patrick Maroon |
| F Zack Kassian | F Iiro Pakarinen | F Iiro Pakarinen |
| D Andrej Sekera (NMC) | D Andrej Sekera (NMC) | D Andrej Sekera (NMC) |
| D Oscar Klefbom | D Oscar Klefbom | D Oscar Klefbom |
| D Adam Larsson | D Adam Larsson | D Adam Larsson |
| G Cam Talbot (NMC) | G Cam Talbot (NMC) | G Cam Talbot (NMC) |
GM Peter Chiarelli has set himself up beautifully for the expansion draft. The Oilers are one of the few teams where a 7-3-1 scheme protects just the right players, leaving few guys available that would be a devastating loss. The only real potential to have quality talent plucked is between the pipes with top prospect Laurent Brossoit – although the more Talbot performs, the easier that loss would be to deal with.
Protection List:
nine of 11 spots are spoken for even though only three actual NMC’s exist. Eberle, Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, and Pouliot are virtual locks up front. Sekera, Klefbom, and Larsson are the only defensemen that needs protection, leaving just two forward spots up for grabs. If Edmonton wants to keep the current group together that is having so much success, it makes sense to protect both Zack Kassian and Patrick Maroon.
Alternative Protection List 1:
Similar to our main list, but this is what things might look like if Edmonton opts to use those final two spots on prospects opposed to veterans. There are several young players that could be in the mix, we’ve opted to go with Khaira and Pakarinen.
Alternative Protection List 2:
Here’s a hybrid mix of the first two lists. If Edmonton is having difficulty choosing between a veteran or prospect approach, they could force themselves to pick (1) of Maroon or Kassian, and (1) of the remaining available prospects.