Sunday was a big day in the NHL, as all 30 existing teams released their protection list for Wednesday’s expansion draft. There’s a lot to take in across the league, and that’s also the case for our team, the Flyers, who — among other things — mildly surprised us by protecting Scott Laughton over several alternatives up front. They also protected defenseman Brandon Manning and goaltender Anthony Stolarz, meaning in turn that they exposed Andrew MacDonald and Michal Neuvirth.
What does it all mean? We as a staff spent our Sunday (and some of Monday) talking it through via email.