ha már így belementetek itt, én ugyan nem ástam bele magam ennyire, de a THN-en ezt fejtegették rólunk:

Projected protected players:

Sven Andrighetto
Tyson Barrie
Matt Duchene
Erik Johnson (NMC)
Gabriel Landeskog
Nathan MacKinnon
Semyon Varlamov
Patrick Wiercioch
Nikita Zadorov
NMC waived: Francois Beauchemin

Trade candidate: Hmm, let’s see…can we say “the whole team”? The Avs just completed the worst season by any team in the cap era and are open to moving almost anyone. Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog obviously headline the list, and both could end up moving in blockbuster deals by draft day.

Expansion draft bait: The guess here is the Avs decide to invest in the untapped potential of former Sabres first-rounder Nikita Zadorov, not former Sabres first-rounder Mikhail Grigorenko, as Zadorov was always likely to mature slower as a mammoth defenseman. With Colorado protecting four forwards and four ‘D,’ a young forward with upside like Grigorenko will wind up exposed and would tempt Vegas.

Wild card: In theory, Francois Beauchemin shouldn’t mind waiving his no-movement clause, because it’s unlikely Vegas claims a 36-year-old with a $4.5-million cap hit. If he doesn’t waive it, though, Colorado could lose a young blueliner like Wiercioch. And hey, maybe GM Joe Sakic decides he can’t risk exposing Beauchemin, whose deal expires next summer, making him a solid trade-deadline chip to shop next winter. I’m not convinced the Avs buy Beauchemin out – not when he might have mid-season trade value.