After a league-wide delay of a half hour after weeks of speculation, the protected lists for the 30 NHL teams have finally been released.
No surprises for the Ottawa Senators on their list.
Craig Anderson
Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf
Cody Ceci
Kyle Turris
Mark Stone
Mike Hoffman
Jean Gabriel Pageau
Derick Brassard
Ryan Dzingel
Zack Smith
That leaves some interesting names exposed obviously including Marc Methot, Freddy Claesson, Bobby Ryan, Alex Burrows and Clarke MacArthur.
Pierre Dorion will continue his efforts to work out a side deal with the Las Vegas Knights over the next few days.
