Posts About "NHL Expansion Draft"
Flyers Have Difficult Decisions With Expansion Looming
March 6th, 2019 It's been nearly two years since owner Bill Foley and general manager George McPhee gouged the rest of the NHL and assembled the eventual Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights. No one knew at the time, but over the course of three sweltering Vegas days in June, the Golden Knights knocked the expansion draft out of the park....
What Does Expansion Mean for the Predators?
December 12th, 2018 On Dec. 4, the NHL's board of governors voted unanimously to approve an expansion bid by the city of Seattle to give the league 32 franchises. The team is slated to begin play during the 2021-22 season, meaning an expansion draft in the summer of 2021. According to Gary Bettman, the expansion draft will have the same rules as the Vegas...
2017 Expansion Draft: Central Division Predictions
June 20th, 2017 This is a collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 Expansion Draft by division. The Metropolitan Division predictions can be found here and the Central Division preview can be found here. All NHL teams submitted their protected and exposed player lists to the National...
2017 Expansion Draft: Metropolitan Division Predictions
June 19th, 2017 This is a collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 Expansion Draft by division. The Metropolitan Division preview can be found here. On June 17, all teams submitted their protection and exposed player lists to the National Hockey League and Vegas Golden Knights. Those...
Top 5 Goalies in Expansion Draft History
June 17th, 2017 With the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft just days away it seemed appropriate to look back on the previous 10 expansion drafts in NHL history. Looking back through the history of each expansion draft should make the Vegas Golden Knights appreciate the situation they're in. Vegas isn't expected to be playoff bound, but they should be able to...
2017 Expansion Draft Preview: Central Division
June 15th, 2017 This is a collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 Expansion Draft by division. The Atlantic Division preview can be found here and the Metropolitan Division preview can be found here. 2017 Expansion Draft Rules As it was explained in the Metropolitan Division preview, all...
