On Wednesday, June 21, 2017, the Las Vegas Golden Knights will be filling out their roster through the NHL expansion draft as they become the NHL’s 31st franchise. Lot of fans and armchair GMs out there making predictions on which players the Golden Knights will select.
We at the Hockey Fanatic thought we would join in the prediction fun with a couple of our own Vegas Golden Knight roster predictions. it will be interesting to see how many of the 30 players will actually get picked by George McPhee and the management team of the Golden Knights. These are who we would pick. The third option below is more of a Las Vegas Golden Knights expansion dream team.
Las Vegas Golden Knights Team Roster Forecast
Here are some of our predictions for the roster of the Vegas Golden Knights. Actual selections will be announced on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
| # | Player | Position | Current Team | Cap Amount |
| 1 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Goaltender | Pittsburgh Penguins | $5.75 M |
| 2 | Antti Raanta | Goaltender | New York Rangers | $1 M |
| 3 | Calvin Pickard | Goaltender | Colorado Avalanche | $1 M |
| 4 | Malcom Subban | Goaltender | Boston Bruins | RFA |
| 5 | Philipp Grubauer | Goaltender | Washington Capitals | $600,000 |
| 6 | Matt Dumba | Defense | Minnesota Wild | $2.55 M |
| 7 | Marc Methot | Defense | Ottawa Senators | $4.9 M |
| 8 | Brayden McNabb | Defense | Los Angeles Kings | $1.7 M |
| 9 | Brenden Dillon | Defense | San Jose Sharks | $3.27 M |
| 10 | Trevor van Riemsdyk | Defense | Chicago Blackhawks | $825,000 |
| 11 | Griffin Reinhart | Defense | Edmonton Oilers | RFA |
| 12 | Martin Marincin | Defense | Toronto Maple Leafs | $1.3 M |
| 13 | Luca Sbisa | Defense | Vancouver Canucks | $3.6 M |
| 14 | Sami Vantanen | Defense | Anaheim Ducks | $4.9 M |
| 15 | Xavier Ouellet | Defense | Detroit Red Wings | RFA |
| 16 | Troy Brouwer | Right-Wing | Calgary Flames | $4.5 M |
| 17 | James Neal | Right-Wing | Nashville Predators | $5 M |
| 18 | Josh Bailey | Right-Wing | New York Islanders | $3.3 million |
| 19 | Lee Stempniak | Right-Wing | Carolina Hurricanes | $2.5 M |
| 20 | Beau Bennett | Forward | New Jersey Devils | RFA |
| 21 | Alexander Burmistrov | Centre | Arizona Coyotes | RFA |
| 22 | Tomas Plekanec | Centre | Montreal Canadiens | $6 M |
| 23 | Marko Dano | Centre | Winnipeg Jets | $850,000 |
| 24 | Jonathan Marchessault | Centre | Florida Panthers | $750,000 |
| 25 | Cody Eakin | Centre | Dallas Stars | $3.85 M |
| 26 | David Perron | Left-Wing | St. Louis Blues | $3.75 M |
| 27 | Michael Raffl | Left-Wing | Philadelphia Flyers | $2.35 M |
| 28 | William Carrier | Left-Wing | Buffalo Sabres | $689,000 |
| 29 | Matt Calvert | Left-Wing | Columbus Blue Jackets | $2.2 M |
| 30 | JT Brown | Forward | Tamp Bay Lightning | $1.3M |
Here’s a look at another variation of the roster selections:
Variation #3: Dream Team?
Based on who is available, here is our selections for the Golden Knights expansion dream team:
Want to pick your own team? Check out the Draft Simulator over at TSN: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/assemble-the-knights/draft-simulator
