Heading towards the 2017 Expansion Draft, the big question for the Calgary Flames was “Who’s going to play goal?” Brad Treliving answered that question on Saturday, leaving the “big” dilemma for today’s official unveiling of the protected lists being “They’re not silly enough to protect Troy Brouwer, are they?”
No, they’re not.
But a lot of other clubs faced even tougher challenges than Calgary, with many of them facing some big, big hurdles. With the expansion protection lists out, here’s a brief skim of the challenges other teams are facing over the next few days.