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An exciting week ahead, with the Expansion Draft on Wednesday and the Entry Draft on Friday and Saturday. As we close in on those events, here are your links for today:
Devils Links
By now you’ve probably seen New Jersey’s protection list for the Expansion Draft, which notably does not include names like P.K. Subban, Will Butcher, Andreas Johnsson and Nathan Bastian. Full list here: [NHL]
Quick Q&A with new Devils defenseman Ryan Graves on the trade and what he thinks he can bring to his new team: [The Athletic ($)]
Hockey Links
Carey Price, Vladimir Tarasenko and Mark Giordano are among some notable names available for Seattle. Here’s a rundown of names around the league left exposed: [NHL]
And if you’d like to mess around with drafting the Kraken’s first team, CapFriendly has a fun tool that allows you to do just that: [CapFriendly]
Carey Price may be available, but Frank Seravalli reports there are “significant concerns” about Price’s health moving forward. Interestingly, it sounds like it was Price who volunteered to waive his no-movement clause for the draft. [Daily Faceoff]
The Flyers traded for Ryan Ellis and sent out Nolan Patrick in a three-team trade involving the Predators and Golden Knights. [ESPN]
And the Islanders moved on from Andrew Ladd:
#Isles news: The Islanders have traded Andrew Ladd, a 2nd round selection in 2021 NHL Draft, a 2nd round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft and a conditional 3rd round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft to the Arizona Coyotes. https://t.co/HL7q9gTm2z
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) July 17, 2021
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