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Darcy Wakaluk
c/o Lethbridge Hurricanes
10/17/16 - 08/31/17
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1992 Expansion Draft Revisited

On June 18 1992, the NHL held an expansion draft for their two newest franchises, the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning.  The rules for expansion were more lax back then so 21 of the 22 teams (the Sharks were exempted having come into the league the previous season) were allowed to protect 2 goaltenders and 14 skaters.  This allowed such potential franchise players such as Wendell Young, Brad Shaw, Sylvain Turgeon and others to be available as building blocks for the two franchises.  Here are the selections they made:

Not the greatest line-ups, eh?  I always wondered, what if the expansion draft was like the one for Vegas?  What kind of players would be available?  Well, wonder no more!  I used the same rules (1 Goalie, 3 Defensemen, 7 Forwards or 1 Goalie and 8 skaters).  Also, teams were only allowed to pick once from each team, meaning both Tampa and Ottawa had to pick one player from each team.  Ottawa would once again pick first, then Tampa would get the next 2 picks, then Ottawa would pick twice, and so on.

I did this totally from memory and available lists so there are more than likely a few errors.  Unlike Mel Bridgeman, I can't blame my laptop.  Also, I didn't workout any side deals or anything either to keep it somewhat simple.

1992-1993 OTTAWA SENATORS

Craig Billington (G)  New Jersey Devils

John Vanbiesbrouck (G)  New York Rangers

  

Brian Benning (D)  Philadelphia Flyers  

Doug Crossman (D)  Quebec Nordiques

Gerald Diduck (D)   Vancouver Canucks

Igor Kravchuk (D) Chicago Blackhawks

Norm Maciver (D)  Edmonton Oilers

Mario Marois (D)   Winnipeg Jets

Stephane Quintal (D)   St. Louis Blues

 

Brent Ashton (F)  Boston Bruins

James Black (F) Hartford Whalers

Todd Elik (F)  Minnesota North Stars

Bob Errey (F)  Pittsburgh Penguins

Tom Fitzgerald (F)  New York Islanders

Mike Keane (F)  Montreal Canadiens

Mike Krushelnyski (F) Toronto Maple Leafs

Bob Kudelski (F)  Los Angeles Kings

Kelly Miller (F)  Washington Capitals

Bob Probert (F)  Detroit Red Wings

Paul Ranheim (F)  Calgary Flames

Randy Wood (F)  Buffalo Sabres

 Now I think this team would've won more than 10 games.  Or at least more than one road game anyway.

1992-93 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Dominik Hasek (G) Chicago Blackhawks

Ken Wregget (G) Pittsburgh Penguins

Slava Fetisov (D) New Jersey Devils

Charlie Huddy (D) Los Angeles Kings

Randy Ladoucer (D) Hartford Whalers

Gord Murphy (D) Boston Bruins

Lyle Odelein (D) Montreal Canadiens

Michel Petit (D) Calgary Flames

Joe Reekie (D) New York Islanders

Brian Bradley (F) Toronto Maple Leafs

Randy Burridge (F) Washington Capitals

Mike Craig (F) Minnesota North Stars

Gerard Gallant (F) Detroit Red Wings

Steve Kasper (F) Philadelphia Flyers

Scott Mellanby (F) Edmonton Oilers

Sergio Momesso (F) Vancouver Canucks

Troy Murray (F) Winnipeg Jets

John Ogrodnick (F) New York Rangers

Greg Paslawski (F) Quebec Nordiques

Wayne Presley (F) Buffalo Sabres

Rich Sutter (F) St. Louis Blues

I think these teams would've been put on a better path.  Or at the very least provide some decent return if they make trades.