NHL finalizes list of players protected from expansion draft
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The NHL and the players' association have confirmed the list of players who will not be available to Las Vegas at next year's expansion draft, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
The players exempt from the list will be up for grabs to Las Vegas general manager George McPhee. Las Vegas will select one player from each of the 30 NHL teams.
These are mostly players with full no-move clauses. I believe this list contains between 65-70 players
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 15, 2016
Teams can protect seven forwards, three defensemen, and a goaltender, or eight skaters (any combination of forwards and defensemen) and a goaltender.
Las Vegas will announce its selections on June 21.