Seattle Is Your Newest NHL Franchise – More Expansion Drafts!

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Who’s ready for more expansion drafts? Apparently, the NHL is as they unanimously approved Seattle as the 32nd franchise in the league. Obviously, this is major news for the NHL and will affect the entire league, so here’s a quick recap of what went down yesterday.

• The Seattle franchise will begin play in the 2021-22 season

• The Expansion Draft will take place in June 2021

• The Expansion Draft will have the same rules in place as Vegas had (hopefully NHL GMs learned this lesson on this one. Looking at you Florida. Don’t screw this up).

• Vegas is somehow exempt from the Draft. I do not understand this one. They’ll be an established franchise by 2021. Oh yeah, they just went to the Cup Finals so it’s not like they have a bunch of scrubs. Gary Bettman really isn’t doing himself any favors with his perceived favoritism of the Golden Knights.

• Seattle will play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

• Arizona will be moving to the Central Division to even out the two Western divisions.

There’s still a long way to go before all this goes into effect, but you have to believe David Poile is already planning out his strategy for this second round of expansion. Every contract, every signing, every trade will be made with Seattle in mind. How will the Preds’ lineup look going into the 2021 season? Who will Poile protect and who will he expose? Buckle up Nashville, because we have 3 ½ seasons to speculate on how it will all go down. At least we know the Preds won’t be losing James Neal this time around.

Herbie Brooks is the Lead Nashville Predators Analyst for SoBros Network. He knows three things: beating Commies, winning Gold Medals, and having great hair. Follow him on Twitter: @SoBroHerbie_B

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