Mock Expansion Draft Archives

The Expansion Draft can be an overwhelming to even the most diehard hockey fan. We get it, so this post is an attempt to simplify the Expansion Draft by showing the most probable players to be selected from each team.

The idea is based on the model used by the awesome movie review website, Rotten Tomatoes. We took a total of 29 “expert” mock drafts and averaged out each of their selection to come up with an “Expert Score.” We then partnered with CapFriendly.com to come up with a score that’s representative of the fans. CapFriendy.com has had more than 77,000 mock drafts submitted to their site, we averaged out each selection to create the “Fan Score.”

After the protection lists are released, we will go back and update these charts to show which players are indeed available to the Golden Knights during the Expansion Draft.

Note: Every selection made by the 29 experts is represented, and every player scoring higher than 2% from the fans is represented on the charts.

Anaheim Ducks

		Expert Score (%)	Fan Score (%)
~~Jakob Silfverberg~~ (Protected)	RW	55.17	55.93
Josh Manson	D	10.34	9.09
~~Cam Fowler~~ (Protected)	D	10.34	4.44
Simon Despres	D	6.90	4.47
Sami Vatanen	D	3.45	3.49
~~Andrew Cogliano~~ (Protected)	LW	3.45	3.27
~~Antoine Vermette~~ (Protected)	C	3.45	2.50
Nicolas Kerdiles	LW	3.45	0.32
Jaycob Megna	D	3.45	0.15

51 Players Have No Movement Clauses, Must Be Protected In Expansion Draft

By Ken Boehlke

On May 1, 2016

In News, Team Ops

Earlier it was confirmed by Gary Lawless that the NHLPA and NHL have agreed to the rules of a potential Expansion Draft should the league indeed choose to expand. The biggest hurdle was what to do with players who have “No Movement Clauses” and “No Trade Clauses” in their contracts.

We now know the agreement states that the players with no movement clauses must be protected and players with no trade clauses do not necessarily have to be protected by their current team.

What’s the difference you ask? Well, let’s let the experts over at GeneralFanager.com.

A No-Movement Clause prohibits a team from moving a player by trade, loan or waivers, or assigning that player to the minors without the player’s consent. This keeps the player with the pro team unless permitted by the player to move the player by one of these means.
A No-Trade Clause is less restrictive, as it only places restrictions on movement by trade. A player with a No-Trade Clause cannot be traded by a team unless the player provides consent.

There are plenty of obvious names on the NMC list that would have been protected no matter what. Guys like Jonathan Toews, Sidney Crosby, and Ryan Getzlaf. But, there are also a number of players who, in our preliminary Mock Expansion Draft, were left unprotected. Their current team would be forced to protect them. These players are, Ryan Callahan (TB), Valtteri Filppula (TB), Marc Staal (NYR), Jason Pominville (MIN), Marcus Foligno (BUF), David Clarkson (CBJ), Scott Hartnell (CBJ), Fedor Tyutin (CBJ), Ryane Clowe (NJ), and Kevin Bieksa (ANA).

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Pittsburgh Penguins

By Ken Boehlke

On March 30, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Jason Pothier has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Jason Pothier for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @JRPothier on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

NOTE: We are using the rules from the 2000 Expansion Draft. Before we pick the teams, we will trim down the protected lists for each team to be more in-line with the discussed rules at the GM Meetings.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – New York Islanders

By Ken Boehlke

On March 19, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Jason Pothier has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the New York Islanders.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Jason Pothier for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @JRPothier on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

NOTE: We are using the rules from the 2000 Expansion Draft. Before we pick the teams, we will trim down the protected lists for each team to be more in-line with the discussed rules at the GM Meetings.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Detroit Red Wings

By Ken Boehlke

On January 25, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Dana Lane has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Detroit Red Wings.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Dana Lane for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @DanaLaneSports on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Florida Panthers

By Ken Boehlke

On January 22, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Dana Lane has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Florida Panthers.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Dana Lane for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @DanaLaneSports on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Montreal Canadiens

By Ken Boehlke

On January 20, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Dana Lane has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Montreal Canadiens.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Dana Lane for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @DanaLaneSports on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Carolina Hurricanes

By Ken Boehlke

On January 17, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Dana Lane has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Carolina Hurricanes.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Dana Lane for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @DanaLaneSports on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Dallas Stars

By Ken Boehlke

On January 15, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Dana Lane has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Dallas Stars.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Dana Lane for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @DanaLaneSports on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

Mock Expansion Draft – Protected Players – Boston Bruins

By Ken Boehlke

On January 12, 2016

In Team Ops

The first step to our mock draft is to establish the list of players that will be available for the Las Vegas franchise to draft. To do this, we decided to have a blogger from each team represent their own franchise and select the players that will be protected from the Mock Expansion Draft available player pool. To see the rules which were followed to protect players, hit this link.

Due to time constraints, our own Dana Lane has taken on the task of completely the rosters for each of the remaining teams. Next up is the Boston Bruins.

Protected Players

The entire list of unprotected players that will be available for Team Lane and Team Pothier to select from can be found here.

To see more team explanations just like this one, check out The Sin Bin Mock Expansion Draft Landing Page.

Special thanks again to Dana Lane for picking up the slack. Show your appreciation by following @DanaLaneSports on Twitter, and heck, throw us (@SinBinVegas) a follow too while you’re at it.

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