5 Players the Los Angeles Kings Would Make Available in an NHL Expansion Draft

The Los Angeles Kings would face as tough a task as any NHL team if they had to choose which players to protect for an expansion draft.

Speculation has swirled in recent months about the possibility of the NHL adding at least two teams. If it were to happen, the other 30 teams would likely be faced with a similar situation as in 2000, when the last two NHL teams were added. 

Teams had the option of protecting one goaltender, five defensemen and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen and seven forwards. 

Assuming another expansion draft would operate under similar rules, this is a look at five players the Kings would make available for the draft. 

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