Expansion - Protection List

[SensArmy93]

For the league in my sig. we will be doing expansion this summer as some of you have already seen me post about.

With how my team sits right now, who would you protect as my 7 forwards, 3 defense, 1 goalie and 5 prospects?

[Pengwin7]

7F: RNH, Hoffman, Tank, Seguin, Stone, Radulov... +1 of your choice, I'll go with Ziba.
3D: Kling, S.Jones... +1 of your choice, I'll go with Lindell (still like his upside).
1G: Ooof... ooof... give me... Hellebuyck (did I just type that, I did, goodness... John Carlson might leave, if he does, it could spell the end of great WAS teams)

5 prospects: White, Lindblom, Chabot, Samsonov... +1 of your choice (I like Walman, still have hopes on Vrana too...)

[Are you really going to get hosed in having to expose one of Holtby or Hellebuyck? Doesn't seem fair - unless that rule was in place since last year and you could have made a trade during the past season.]

[SensArmy93]

7F: RNH, Hoffman, Tank, Seguin, Stone, Radulov... +1 of your choice, I'll go with Ziba.
3D: Kling, S.Jones... +1 of your choice, I'll go with Lindell (still like his upside).
1G: Ooof... ooof... give me... Hellebuyck (did I just type that, I did, goodness... John Carlson might leave, if he does, it could spell the end of great WAS teams)

5 prospects: White, Lindblom, Chabot, Samsonov... +1 of your choice (I like Walman, still have hopes on Vrana too...)

[Are you really going to get hosed in having to expose one of Holtby or Hellebuyck? Doesn't seem fair - unless that rule was in place since last year and you could have made a trade during the past season.]

We will be able to make trades before the expansion process, so I will post Holtby on the block to see what offers I get. If nothing jumps out at me I will see what Hellebuyck could fetch.

[PenguinHunter]

C: Zibanejad, RNH, Fabbri, Dvorak, Lowry
LW: Hoffman, Palat, Perreault, Dickinson
RW: Tarasenko, Seguin, Stone, Radulov
D: Klingberg, Jones, Spurgeon, C Miller, Lindell, Pouliot, Koekkoek
G: Holtby, Hellebuyck

Minors
C: White, DSpacek, Hawryluk, Vorobyov, Harper, Ang, Elvenes
LW: Vrana, Tufte, Lindblom, Foegele, Blandisi, Perron, Lewis
RW: Gusev, Blichfeld, Toropchenko
D: Chabot, Walman, Mahura, Cholowski, Nielsen, Borgman, Masin
G: Samsonov, Hogberg, McIntyre

[SensArmy93]

Thanks for the input so far! It's pretty clear the 6 and 7 spots could go to any two of Nuge, Zibby or Palat. I am also torn between Spurgeon and Lindell.

I will try to consolidate players in a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 trade if it's worthwhile, otherwise let the chips fall and see who I lose in expansion.

[lucafen4]

Can you offer something to the owner to stay away from Holtby?

[SensArmy93]

Can you offer something to the owner to stay away from Holtby?

Yeah that is something I could do as well.

[Seeds of Grapes]

We will be able to make trades before the expansion process, so I will post Holtby on the block to see what offers I get. If nothing jumps out at me I will see what Hellebuyck could fetch.

Don't trade Helle

[SensArmy93]

Don't trade Helle

Yeah I don't really want to and will try to go the route Lucafen mentioned by giving up some picks/prospects to hold onto the pair of them.