An Expansion Draft Dynasty

[BCScreamingEagles]

I know that you cannot do one in a game but you guys could help me do one right here on Operation Sports. Everyone could chose a team and choose the players that that team would most realistically protect. You can do as many teams as you would like. Here are the rules for protecting players- you can protect either one goaltender, five defensemen, and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen, and seven forwards. So for example i'll start us off and do the Buffalo Sabres

Protected

Goalies
Ryan Miller
Jhonas Enroth

Defensemen
Craig Rivet
Henrik Tallinder
Toni Lydman

Forwards
Max Afinogenov
Thomas Vanek
Derek Roy
Ales Kotalik
Jason Pominville
Drew Stafford
Tim Connolly

Now I could take anyone else from the Sabres that is not on that list this will be a lot of fun can't wait to see who you protect

[tgalv]

rask

chara
wideman
ference
hunwick
stuart

krecji
savard
kessel
wheeler
lucic
sobotka
nokelainen
hamill
karsums

[Franchizz]

Montreal Canadiens

Forwards
Saku Koivu
Alex Kovalev
Andrei Kostitsyn
Tomas Plekanec
Guillaume Latendresse*
Chris Higgins
Sergei Kostitsyn
Alex Tanguay*

Defense
Andrei Markov
Mike Komisarek
Roman Hamrlik

Goaltender
Carey Price
Jaroslav Halak

I know I have eight forwards however I cannot decide who would be favored as management loves Lats. So you make the judgment call if you want either, if I personally were to vote. I would protect Tanguay or Lats.

[mchecky]

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forwards
John mitchell
Mikhail Grabovski
Nik Hagman
Matty Stajan
Lee Stempniak
Nik Kulemin
Jeremy Williams

Defenseman
Luke Schenn
IAN WHITE!!( hero)
Van Ryan
Kubina
Stralman

Goalie: Pogge.

[BCScreamingEagles]

Great work guys here is a list of teams that still need done
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Atlanta Thrashers
Carolina Hurricanes
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers
Minnesota Wild
Anaheim Ducks
Dallas Stars
Phoenix Coyotes
San Jose Sharks

[Jonesey]

Another important rule from the 1998 expansion draft.

First- and second-year pros were exempt from being selected in the draft. Each of the 26 franchises in the league were allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen and seven forwards.

[canucksss]

Vancouver Canucks

Goalie
Roberto Luongo

Defense

Alexander Edler
Kevin Bieksa
Matthias Ohlund
Willie Mitchell
Sami Salo

Forwards

Daniel Sedin
Henrik Sedin
Alexandre Burrows
Ryan Kesler
Jannik Hansen
Mason Raymond
Rick Rypien
Pavol Demitra
Mats Sundin*

* if sundin is not playing the next year, Bernier will replace him
** if AHL players will be included this list will be changed

[KRS-One]

Washington Capitals

Goalies
Michael Neuvirth
Simeon Varlamov

Defensemen
Mike Green
Jeff Schultz
Tom Poti / Brian Pothier / Milan Jurcina / John Erskine

Forwards
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Semin
Nick Backstrom
Brooks Laich
Tomas Fleischmann
Viktor Kozlov
Eric Fehr

I guess my thinking is that Federov's age would prevent him from being selected. Also, I wouldn't protect Theodore or Johnson because, chances are, the expansion team would select one of the two, at most, and the remaining one could start with Varlamov/Neuvirth backing him up. I really have no idea who the 3rd defensemen would be.