HWP 111: What’s Exposed to Vegas, Stays in Vegas

It's here! After months of speculation, of trade rumors, of positioning and jockeying to preserve as many players for the Expansion Draft, the day has finally arrived for GMs to put their cards on the table and decide who they don't want the Vegas Golden Knights to swipe from their rosters.

The Minnesota Wild were no exception, and they had to make some incredibly difficult decisions as to who to protect, and who to expose. Tony and Joe sat down right after those decisions were made public to discuss them at length.

Topics include:

• The Minnesota Wild's massive trade this week! How will Tyler Graovac's loss impact the roster?
• The Minnesota Wild finishing in second for the Jonathan Drouin Sweepstakes
• Drouin's contract, and whether we'd want to take a risk on that
• Minnesota's trade rumors with Montreal
• The (apparently very real) steam surrounding flipping Scandella for Galchenyuk
• Would losing both Brodin and Scandella really be as bad as the Wild think?
• Why the Wild's "kids" should stop being seen as kids in trade talks
• The Wild's over-attachment to their roster in general
• We go over Minnnesota's protection list
• How Jason Pominville's (probable) refusal to waive his No-Move Clause hurts the team
• Why Pominville's refusal to waive is perfectly reasonable
• Could Erik Haula be the perfect player for Vegas to claim?
• Were the Wild right to expose Eric Staal?
• Minnesota choosing Jonas Brodin over Matt Dumba
• Can the Wild still bribe Vegas to avoid snagging one of their prized defensemen?
• What's the best-case scenario for Minnesota
• Oh, yeah! The NHL Entry Draft is also this week!

And much more!

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