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Today is a major day in the National Hockey League. A day that is rare in sports, and is excellent entertainment for all of those who are not involved. Today one expansion team, the Seattle Snipers, will have its choice of a set of players that have been made available by each team throughout the league. Some major names are on this list, however limitations exist for Seattle. They are not able to pick up the best 23 players they can, they will need to be strategic, while teams like Colorado, Winnipeg and Minnesota hope not to lose their best prospect.

Let’s have a look at the rules in place today.

Rules:

13 forwards will be chosen (4 centre, 4 left wing, 4 right wing, 1 extra)

7 defensemen will be chosen (3 RD, 3 LD, 1 extra)

3 goaltenders will be chosen

Inherent farm team of coyotes

Players on coyote’s roster will be dropped into free agency, However I am not allowed to sign these players.

MARIO LEMIEUX is first pick in the expansion draft

WAYNE GRETZKY will also be added to this dynasty. He will be placed on a team drawn at random.

MAX one player chosen from each team

THREE 4 ½ - 5 star players allowed

TWO 4 star players allowed

A GOALIE may not be chosen unless his overall is 77 or LESS

1 PROSPECT (Player not currently on NHL Roster) may be chosen at any
position, as long as the player falls under previously stated rules.

Using current roster update:

FOUR forwards with the lowest overall will be available from each team

ONE defensemen with the lowest overall will be available from each team

ONE goalie with the lowest overall will be available from each team

ALL Prospects are available. (As you can imagine, I have someone in mind)


PLAYERS AVAILABLE:

Note: will only indicate stars if 4 or higher

As we all know the player considered to be the next big thing, Mario Lemieux will be the first player chosen by the Seattle Snipers. Let’s have a look at all the players available today.

C MARIO LEMIEUX 5 STAR

Ducks:
RW RICKARD RAKELL
LW PATRICK MAROON
C NICK BONNIO
RW EMERSON ETEM 4 STARS
D HAMPUS LINDHOLM 4 ½ STARS

Bruins:

C CARL SODERBERG
RW JORDAN CARON
LW SHAWN THORNTON
C GREG CAMPBELL
D TOREY KRUG
G CHAD JOHNSON

Sabers:

RW BRAIN FLYNN
LW JOHN SCOTT
C CODY MCCORMICK
C JOHAN LARSSON
D NIKITA ZADOROV

Flames:

RW BRAIN MCGRATTAN
LW LANCE BOUMA
RW TIM JACKMAN
C JOE COLBORNE
D CHRISTOPHER BREEN
G RETO BERRA

Hurricanes:

RW KEVIN WESTGARTH
C RILEY NASH
LW CHRIS TERRY
LW DRAYSON BOWMAN
D BRETT DELLEMORE
G MIKE MURPHY

Hawks:

C BRAD MILLS
LW BRANDON BOLLIG
RW BEN SMITH
C BRANDON PIRRI
D SHELDON BROOKBANK
G NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN

Avalanche:

LW PATRICK BORDELEAU
LW MARC-ANDRE CLICHÉ
LW CODY MCLEOD
C NATHAN MACKINNON 4 ½ STARS
D ANDRE BENOIT
G JEAN-SEBASTIEN GIGUERE

BlueJackets:

LW SEAN COLLINS
C MICHAEL CHAPUT
C BONNE JENNER 4 STARS
RW CAM ATKINSON
D DALTON PROUT
G CURTIS MCELHINNEY

Stars:

LW LANE MACDERMID
C RYAN GARBUTT
RW ALEX CHIASSON
RW VALERI NICHUSHKIN 4 STARS
D AARON ROME
G DAN ELLIS

Wings:

C LUKE LENDENING
C JOAKIM ANDERSSON
LW TOMAS TATAR 4 STARS
LW DREW MILLER
D XAVIER OUELLET 4 STARS
G JONAS GUSTAVSSON

Oilers:

LW LUKE GAZDIC
LW STEVE MACINTYRE
RW TYLER PITLICK
C WILL ACTON
D ANTON BELOV

Panthers:

LW KRYSTOFER BARCH
C JESSE WINCHESTER
C NICK BJUGSTAD
RW JIMMY HAYES
D MIKE MOTTAU
G SCOTT CLEMMENSEN

Kings:

C LINDEN VEY
LW DWIGHT KING
C JORDAN NOLAN
LW DANIEL CARCILLO
D JAKE MUZZIN
G BEN SCRIVENS

Wild:

RW JUSTIN FONTAINE
C ZENON KONOPKA
LW MIKE RUPP
C MIKAEL GRANLUND 4 ½ STARS
D MATTHEW DUMBA 4 STARS

Canadians:

RW GEORGE PARROS
C MICHAEL BOURNIVAL
C RYAN WHITE
LW TRAVIS MOEN
D DAVIS DREWISKE

Predators:

LW RICH CLUNE
RW FLIP FORSBERG 4 STARS
C MATT HENDRICKS
LW ERIC NYSTROM
D MATTIAS EKHOLM
G MAREK MAZANEC

Devils:

RW CAM JANSSEN
LW MATTIAS TEDENBY
C STEPHEN GIONTA
C JACOB JOSEFSON
D JON MERRILL 4 STARS

Islanders:

LW ERIC BOULTON
RW COLIN MCDONALD
C BROCK NELSON 4 STARS
LW MATT MARTIN
D AARON NESS
G KEVIN POULIN

Rangers:

LW BRANDON MASHINTER
RW DEREK DORSETT
LW CHRIS KREIDER 4 STARS
LW MATS ZUCCARELLO
D JUSTIN FALK
G CAM TALBOT

Senators:

LW MATT KASSIAN
C DEREK GRANT
RW ERIK CONDRA
C ZACH SMITH
D MARK BOROWIECKI

Flyers:

LW MCHAEL RAFFL
LW JAY ROSEHILL
LW ZACH RINALDO
RW ADAM HALL
D MARC-ANDRE BOURDON

Penguins:

LW TANNER GLASS
C JOE VITALE
RW CRAIG ADAMS
LW DUSTIN JEFFREY
D ROBERT BORTUZZO
G JEFF ZATKOFF

Sharks:

LW MATT NIETO 4 STARS
LW JOHN MCCARTHY
RW MIKE BROWN
C ANDREW DESJARDINS
D JUSTIN BRAUN
G ALEX STALOCK

Blues:

RW ADAM CRACKNELL
RW RYAN REAVES
LW JADEN SCHWARTZ 4 STARS
C MAX LAPIERRE
D IAN COLE 4 STARS

Lighting:

RW J.T BROWN
LW PIERRE-CEDRIC LABRIE
C TYLER JOHNSON
LW ONDREJ PALAT
D MARK BARBERIO

Leafs:

RW COLTON ORR
RW CARTER ASTON
LW FRAZER MCLAREN
LW TROY BODIE
D MORGAN RIELLY 4 ½ STARS

Canucks:

C JEREMY WELSH
LW TOM SESTITO
C JORDAN SCHROEDER
C ZAC DALPE
D RYAN STANTON
G EDDIE LACK 4 STARS

Capitals:

RW TOM WILSON
C MICHAEL LATTA
LW AARON VOLPATTI
RW JAY BEAGLE
D NATE SCHMIDT

Jets:

RW ANTHONY PELUSO
C JAMES WRIGHT
RW CHRIS THORBURN
C MARK SCHEIFELE 4 ½ STARS
D ADAM PARDY
G AL MONTOYA