After a slight delay for the lists to be revealed, hockey pundits slowly started “leaking” names for teams just before 10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT.
To no surprise, per TSN, here is who the Los Angeles Kings are protecting:
Jeff Carter (F); Anze Kopitar (F); Tanner Pearson (F); Tyler Toffoli (F); Drew Doughty (D); Derek Forbort (D); Alec Martinez (D); Jake Muzzin (D); Jonathan Quick (G)
Despite knowing in advance they were going to, it’s still disappointing to see the Kings protect Derek Forbort like he’s some hot commodity.