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It appears that the Blackhawks won’t have to worry about protecting several players when Seattle joins the NHL. As the expansion draft looms, which player leaves and who has to be protected has been discussed a lot. Maybe too much, in fact. However, Chicago probably can breathe a bit easier.
On June 21, CapFriendly released a list of players whose contracts won’t have to be protected. What’s particularly important for the Chicago Blackhawks is that two players are on it that won’t need to be protected, Brent Seabrook and Andrew Shaw.