New York Islanders Offseason: Updated Roster Moves, Trades, Draft Picks, and More
The Expansion Draft
After the coaching vacancy was filled, the elephant in the room to address was the NHL Expansion Draft.
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The Vegas Golden Knights had rights to mandatory unprotected players. Each NHL team had to release them so the Knights could build their new team.
On the list the team released of “unprotected” players:
- Forward Brock Nelson
- Defenseman Calvin de Haan
- Forward Cal Clutterbuck
- Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg
- Defenseman Thomas Hickey
There was an immense amount of talent on the list, but Vegas selected goalie Jean-Francois Berube, for reasons we will get into.