Protection lists for the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft are due in to the league’s Central Registry by Saturday at 3 p.m. MT. The Calgary Flames are expected to be a team that protects a goalie, three defensemen and seven forwards, but per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, don’t expect Mark Giordano to be protected.
Seravalli explained the Flames’ situation over at DFO:
No final decision has been made, but all signs point to the Calgary Flames leaving captain Mark Giordano unprotected when lists are due for the Expansion Draft on Saturday. Conversations about the possibility have been ongoing between the Flames and Giordano for a year now, so if it does indeed come to pass, there will be no surprise.