The NHL have released the full protection list for all teams Sunday at 10:30 after a small delay. The New York Rangers have predictably elected to go the route of protecting seven forwards, three defenseman, and one goaltender. And while the most of the eleven players they would protect has been common knowledge for some time now, today’s announcement made it official:
Grabner, Puempel, Fast, Raanta, Klein, Lindberg among those unprotected by the Rangers
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 18, 2017
Four of the most likely players to be selected were covered in a four-part series by Joe.