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The Washington Capitals will have some tough decisions to make this offseason, most notably signing Alex Ovechkin to a new contract. In addition, the Caps have to figure out who they want to protect against the Seattle Kraken on July 28’s Expansion Draft.
Based on the Capitals recent transactions and Expansion Draft rules, Justin Schultz is the most likely to be headed to the Pacific Northwest.
First of all, let’s refresh ourselves on the Expansion Draft rules. Each of the 30 teams (Vegas excluded) will have the opportunity to protect either: seven forwards, three defensemen and a goaltender; or, eight skaters and one goaltender.