DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 24: Dennis Cholowski #21 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Dallas Stars at Little Caesars Arena on April 24, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Detroit Red Wings will be loosing a player to the newly minted Seattle Kraken on July 21st, when the NHL Expansion Draft begins. Perhaps the biggest question for the Red Wings in the expansion draft is: which defensemen should be protected?
The answer is simple. Filip Hronek, Troy Stecher and Dennis Cholowski.
Hronek and Stecher
First, let’s go over the first two defenseman that should be protected – the “easy” decisions.