Patrick Quinn: According to a source, the NHL board of governors will meet on June 20th in Las Vegas, and they are expected to conditionally approve the expansion to Seattle.
David Pagnotta: With the potential expansion approval next month, ownership may start searching for their hockey operations staff. The plan is to have a team ready for the 2020-21 season. The expansion draft could be months from now.
On the Nashville Predators …
Thomas Willis: Assistant general manager and director of hockey operations Brian Pole said that contract talks with pending restricted free agents Ryan Hartman, Miikka Salomaki and Juuse Saros will start next week.