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Originally Posted by 868904
2nd round pick aka Jim Benning special.
They've got two of them this year, so makes sense. Just not sure what the expansion draft implications are on the Canucks end.
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The Sedins and Eriksson all have NMCs, so they have to be protected. Horvat led the team in goals and points this year, so he's a no-brainer for protected slot #4.
Baertschi, Granlund, and Sutter are most likely to round out their 7 protected forwards at this time. If they got Spooner, you have to assume one of those three would be left unprotected and likely be the player they lose to Vegas.
It's possible that they'd send one of Baertschi or Granlund to Boston in the deal. They both definitely outperformed their contracts this season and are signed to cheap deals for next season.