Lists have been submitted, players informed and the Colorado Avalanche have made some choices. According to Peter Baugh of The Athletic, the protection list for the Avalanche is:
Nathan Mackinnon
Mikko Rantanen
Andre Burakovsky
Nazem Kadri
Tyson Jost
Logan O’Connor
Valeri Nichuskin
Cale Makar (RFA)
Devon Toews
Sam Girard
Philipp Grubauer (UFA)
That leaves J.T. Compher, Jonas Donskoi, Jacob MacDonald, Erik Johnson, Brandon Saad (UFA) and most noticeably, Grabriel Landeskog (UFA) available to the Seattle Kraken.
This is a bold move by Sakic. It also could be a very smart one, with negotiations with Landeskog rumored not to be going as well as expected.