Goalie Anthony Stolarz and center Scott Laughton were the two biggest surprises among the 11 players the Flyers protected in the expansion draft.
Stolarz, 23, was protected over veteran goalie Michal Neuvirth, who is among the players exposed to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Because of recent knee surgery, it seemed a long shot Vegas would have selected Stolarz.
The Knights’ roster will be announced Wednesday night, and each team will lose one player in the expansion draft. It is expected that Pittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fleury will be among the goalies that Vegas selects.
Michael Raffl is among the intriguing players Vegas can select from the Flyers.