SB Nation / NHL Mock Expansion Draft - Part Five: Panthers "Protected List" finalized
by Donny Rivette on Sep 2, 2010 7:28 PM EDT
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First of all, my thanks to everyone who participated by submitting your own lists. We took the obvious selections along with your suggestions and came up with the following (adhering to the 9-5-1 format):
F - David Booth, Stephen Weiss, Michael Frolik, Rostislav Olesz, Shawn Matthias, Radek Dvorak, Steven Reinprecht, Christopher Higgins, Marty Reasoner
D - Dmitry Kulikov, Bryan McCabe, Dennis Wideman, Bryan Allen
You've of course noticed there are only four defensemen; due to "terms" of the draft, at least one defenseman who had played 40 games last year or 70 over the past two seasons must be left unprotected, hence Mike Weaver (77 games in 2009-10) being omitted. Other than he, no one else qualified.
Conversely, two forwards must be left unprotected under the same terms; there wasn't a lot of love for protecting Cory Stillman (likely due to salary & pending UFA status), Byron Bitz, and Steve Bernier anyway, so they find themselves potentially on the way to Winnipeg or Quebec. Same story with goaltender Scott Clemmensen.
We'll announce the results of the draft - to be held Friday afternoon between team GMs James Mirtle (QUE) and Gabe Desjardins (WPG) - and who virtually "remains" a Panther soon after.
Salary numbers courtesy of CapGeek.
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I think they go with Bernier, a guy who comes in cheaper and younger than Stillman and who has shown flashes of offensive ability at times. I know he was harangued in Vancouver for his lack of effort at times (including being busted down to the fourth line) but in a new place, on a new team, with a fresh chance (and in a contract year) he could be a real steal for an expansion team.
I also thought about picking Clemmer, he did successfully backstop the Devils for a good stretch while Brodeur was out and showed that he could definitely steal some games. A cheap goalie who can be a number one in the right situation or who can challenge a number one for the job while being an adequate backup.
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