Expansion Draft: Buffalo Sabres Losing One of Two Players to Seattle Kraken

The Seattle Kraken have July 17 marked on their calendars.as the deadline looms for every team in the NHL to submit their protected list for the expansion draft. From there the fun begins and the Kraken will announce their roster on July 21. While some teams have rosters loaded of talent to select, it's going to be slim pickings' from the Buffalo Sabres.

For educational purposes:

Teams must submit their protected lists to the league by July 17
Each team must submit a protected list of seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie OR eight skaters and one goalie
Any player with a no-movement clause must be protected unless the player waives it
Each team must expose two forwards, one defenseman, and one goalie who are under contract and played at least 40 games this past season or 70 combined games over the last two seasons
Any player with a career-ending injury is exempt from selection
All first- and second-year players, as well as unsigned draft picks, are exempt from selection

Sabres Players to Watch:

Colin Miller: Expansion drafts are familiar territory for the defenseman as the Vegas Golden Knights selected Miller during their process. He ended up having a couple of solid seasons for the team and parlayed that into a nice four year deal at $3.85 million per. He's in the final year of his contract and the 28-year-old RHD appears to be on the Kraken's radar.

Zemgus Girgensons: The once highly touted prospect is now 27 and coming off a decent season in 2019-20 where he scored 12 goals in 69 games. He has two seasons left on his current deal, paying him $2.2 million per. Not the worst contract for a potential third liner, and perhaps the Kraken take a flyer here.