WITH Vegas in town, talk has naturally gone back to the expansion draft and how Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff managed to avoid losing a roster player.
You’ll recall defenceman Toby Enstrom agreed to waive his no-trade clause, allowing Cheveldayoff to protect seven forwards and three defenceman. Had Enstrom not done that, he would have only been able to protect four forwards and four blue-liners, meaning a valuable skater likely would have been lost to the Golden Knights.
As it was, Vegas agreed to select pending unrestricted free agent Chris Thorburn in exchange for the Jets swapping first-round draft picks with them.