December 4th, 2018 Seattle was awarded the NHL’s 32nd franchise. Taking a look at the current Carolina Hurricanes roster it appears as if they are going to lose an actually NHL roster player, rather than a depth AHL piece, this time around. The only question is who?
The NHL has announced that the rules would be the same for Seattle as it was for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017. This means each team can either protect seven forwards, three defenseman and a goalie or eight skaters and a goalie. First and second year players are exempt and all players with no movement clauses must be protected by their team.