Vincent Z. Mercogliano of LoHud: The Seattle Kraken expansion draft will be coming after next season. Teams can protect seven forwards, three defense and one goalie, or eight skaters and one goalie. First- and second-year players are exempt and players with no-movement clauses must be protected.
Believe the New York Rangers will protect seven forwards and three defensemen.
Forwards: Chris Kreider (NMC), Artemi Panarin (NMC) Mika Zibanejad (NMC), and then four of Pavel Buchnevich, Filip Chytil, Julien Gauthier, Brett Howden, Brendan Lemieux and Ryan Strome.