Mar 25, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Rangers center Ryan Strome (16) and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel (62) are separated by linesman Tony Sericolo (84) and linesman Brad Kovachik (71) during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
General manager Chuck Fletcher of the Philadelphia Flyers, in somewhat of a surprising move, elected to protect winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel ahead of the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft on Wednesday.
Aube-Kubel was joined by Claude Giroux, Kevin Hayes, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Scott Laughton, and Oskar Linblom as protected forwards.