[Anduril]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

You forgot Vermette also has a NMC and is on the books for another year.

It does appear the Ducks are going to lose a good player either at forward or defense if they don't do a side deal with Vegas, so I guess I was a little quick on that one. Perhaps they buy out Bieksa's final year to get rid of his NMC and make their protection list a little more palatable.

Getzlaf, Perry, Kesler, Vermette, Rakell, Silfverberg, Cogliano

Fowler, Lindholm, Vatanen

Gibson

If I'm their GM I have no problem dumping the 35 year old in favor of keeping the rest of that roster together.

Vermette has a NTC and I don't think that protects them from the expansion draft judging by both Capfriendly and the specific wording in the NHL post