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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 5321172, member: 7511"]
Dallas will be able to protect only 6 players in the expansion draft.  I think Paige & Siegrist are locks.  If Arike re-ups with a new contract that’s 3.  The Wings are unlikely to re-sign any of their other veteran free agents and will likely look to hold onto 3 additional players still on their rookie contracts.

At present the Wings have 7 additional players to choose from for those 3 spots: Miller, James, Quinerly, Geiselsoder, Yeuru, Jones & Berger.  That means 4 will be unprotected, or perhaps only 3 if Dallas does not re-sign Arike.

The Wings will have a lot of money to spend on free agents, and just about every veteran in the W will be a free agent next season.  In addition, the Wings have the best odds to secure the #1 pick in the draft….Betts?

If I keep Siegrist, I let Jones go.  I don’t want more than 1 undersized guard.  So if Arike re-signs, I probably let James & Quinerly go.  In addition, Berger is likely also gone.  Miller is the most athletic forward on the team, so I probably keep her around.  That leaves Geiselsoder & Yeuru, 2 bigs on rookie contracts with pretty nice upsides who can both shoot the rock.

So my 6 protected players next year on the Wings are: Paige, Siegrist, Arike, Miller, Geiselsoder & Yeuru.
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