On Wednesday night, the Detroit Red Wings will lose a player from their roster as the Seattle Kraken as the NHL will hold the Expansion Draft for their newest franchise.
Here is a look at the players the Red Wings left unprotected for Wednesday's expansion draft.
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Riley Barber (F)
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Kyle Criscuolo (F)
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Turner Elson (F)
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Valtteri Filppula (F)
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Sam Gagner (F)
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Luke Glendening (F)
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Darren Helm (F)
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Taro Hirose (F)
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Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
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Frans Nielsen (F)
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Bobby Ryan (F)
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Evgeny Svechnikov (F)
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Dominic Turgeon (F)
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Hayden Verbeek (F)
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Alex Biega (D)
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Dennis Cholowski (D)
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Danny DeKeyser (D)
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Christian Djoos (D)
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Joe Hicketts (D)
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Dylan McIlrath (D)
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Marc Staal (D)
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Troy Stecher (D)
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Jonathan Bernier (G)
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Kevin Boyle (G)
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Kaden Fulcher (G)
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Calvin Pickard (G)
According to a recent Expansion Mock Draft published in the Athletic, the Kraken will poach D Troy Stecher from the Red Wings.
Here is The Atheltic's rationale for the Kraken taking Stecher.
Troy Stecher, D: There were two options from the Red Wings: Troy Stecher or Vladislav Namestnikov. It came down to positional preference and the fact Stecher was a right shot, a player type that was a bit scarce among the players available. The Red Wings didn’t have many great options, but Stecher has shown flashes of being something more and has strong puck-moving ability. He has the potential to play a top-four role and has some experience in that regard relative to other options.
Nation, which player do you think the Red Wings will lose?
