T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
The Seattle Expansion Draft is looming and every team will be affected (except Vegas) including the Washington Capitals. On Saturday July 17, protected lists are due from every team’s general manager. I haven’t seen Brian MacLellan’s protected list, nobody has. So in this piece we’ll determine who we think he will protect.
Teams can do two options, use the 7-3-1 (forwards-defensemen-goaltender) or 8-1 (protect eight skaters and one goalie). The Caps will likely go with the 7-3-1 format in their protected list.
Without further ado, here’s how I see the protected list looking like for the Caps:
Forwards
Nicklas Backstrom
Conor Sheary
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