from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

The craziest few weeks of NHL trade activity in the last two decades will be soon be upon us, with hockey’s first expansion draft since 2000 on tap for June 21 in Las Vegas.

Most teams will be well protected with the generous terms of the expansion draft format, but a few – most notably Anaheim and Minnesota – are at risk of losing a quality defenceman.

That’s why you’ll see Sami Vatanen, Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba near the top of TSN’s first Top 30 Trade Bait board of the summer.

Because rather than lose those players for nothing to general manager George McPhee and the Vegas Golden Knights, the expectation is that they’ll be traded, if they are indeed the odd men out as TSN Hockey is projecting.

Tough decisions will also have to be made at forward in Tampa Bay, Nashville and Winnipeg. The Lightning may leave Alex Killorn exposed – or trade him first – but Jonathan Drouin or Tyler Johnson, who are both restricted free agents, could be the piece that brings GM Steve Yzerman the best return on his prowl for a top-flight defenceman.

Three goaltenders also made the list for the same reason in Marc-Andre Fleury, Antti Raanta and Philipp Grubauer.

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