The Las Vegas Golden Knights are less than seven months away from playing their first game as full-time members of the National Hockey League. That may shock you or catch you a little bit off guard, and that’s completely fine.
On June 21, 2017, the Golden Knights will be the sole team participating in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. All 30 current teams can choose one of two methods (7F/3D/1G OR 8FD/1G) when it comes to protecting their players, but all will have a select number unprotected that Vegas can choose from.
At first glance, it seems that any team that is not overpowered on defense will likely go with the first option.