General manager Peter Chiarelli mentioned that the team will likely take the 7-3-1 route when it comes to their protection list. That being said, it’s easy to imagine who makes the list, but here’s what that’ll spell for the Oilers next month.
Projected Protected List:
Protected Forwards: Leon Draisaitl, Patrick Maroon, Milan Lucic, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mark Letestu and Zack Kassian.
Projected Defence: Andrej Sekera, Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson
Projected Goalie: Cam Talbot
This is easy to explain. Draisaitl, Maroon and Kassian are the ones that have earned and deserve protection.