Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators have chosen to protect:
Forwards
Filip Forsberg
Luke Kunin
Tanner Jeannot
Defense
Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm
Philippe Myers
Dante Fabbro
Alexandre Carrier
Goaltender
Juuse Saros
Prediction: The Kraken will select Calle Järnkrok. This is a nice pickup for the expansion team as Järnkrok is very strong on the puck. At 29 years old, the left-winger is being paid $2 million per season.
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils have chosen to protect:
Forwards
Nico Hischier
Miles Wood
Brett Jesper
Pavel Zacha
Michael McLeod
Janne Kuokkanen
Yegor Sharangovich
Defense
Damon Severson
Ryan Graves
Jonas Siegenthaler
Goaltender
Mackenzie Blackwood
Prediction: The Kraken will select Nathan Bastian. The 23-year-old is still on his entry-level contract, which pays him $714,166 per year. Bastian started the season with the Binghamton Devils, New Jersey’s AHL affiliate. He was called up to the NHL and managed to play in 27 contests last season.