If you like drama the last few days in Islanders land has been nothing but drama filled. Today we found out who the New York Islanders decided to protect for the upcoming expansion draft on Wednesday.
If you’re curious here is the list of all 30 NHL teams, but we will focus on the Isles list for now.
The Islanders decided to protect three forwards and five defenseman which I thought was very odd. Thank God, Ryan Pulock was protected but the fifth defenseman is where the surprise comes in. Here’s the full protected list:
Andrew Ladd (F)
Anders Lee (F)
John Tavares (F)
Johnny Boychuk (D)
Travis Hamonic (D)
Nick Leddy (D)
Adam Pelech (D)
Ryan Pulock (D)
Thomas Greiss (G)
Adam Pelech!