No one taken in the 2000 Draft can even be remotely compared to established players in their prime such as Neal, Perron and Fleury, young scoring forwards like Marchessault and Karlsson, or up-and-coming defensemen like Schmidt and Miller. At least one defenceman left unprotected by each team had to have appeared in at least 40 games in the 1999–2000 season or 70 games in the 1998–99 season and 1999–2000 seasons combined.

The rules of the 2000 expansion draft were almost exactly the same as the …

For teams protecting only one goaltender, there was no experience requirement for those left unprotected.

The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. In 2017, the Golden Knights managed to retain more than half of a 30-man roster that was far too large to ever retain completely. It was not an outrageous contract, but it was an obvious misstep and one the Bruins eventually undid by trading him to the New York Rangers. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Fifty-two players were chosen in the draft; each previously existing team lost two players, and both expansion teams filled a roster of twenty-six players. The secondary option in 2000 became the primary option for Vegas in 2017 ,minus a second goalie.

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Columbus, St. Paul/Minneapolis no longer considered for NHL hub cities, Where the Blue Jackets stand heading into postseason play. At the time Holik was regarded as great shutdown center and could bring some decent offense, but the Rangers were going to be paying him like a superstar.

To make matters worse, some of the most well-known players selected by the Blue Jackets and Wild — Mathieu Schneider, Mike Vernon, Dallas Drake — never played a game for the franchise.

Vernon was playing for the Florida Panthers at the time of his selection and was almost immediately traded back to the Flames, a team he’d spent 10 years with, for forward Dan Cavanaugh and a draft pick.

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The Knights, on the other hand, paid more than six times that amount and the 2021 Seattle expansion team is set to pay even more, a record $650M. Incredible Blanket Puts Humans In A Deep Sleep, Melting Stress Away.

These days St. Louis is widely-regarded as one of the greatest undrafted players of all-time, but back in 2000 he was just an undrafted, 5-foot-8 college kid.

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Customize your email to get the latest news on your favorite sports, teams and schools. Rules for the 2000 expansion draft Back when the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets needed to fill their rosters, the league had them pick … taken by Minnesota from the Philadelphia Flyers.

There were a limited number of recognizable names the rest of the way, though.

Columbus and Minnesota: Nashville Predators (1998), Atlanta Thrashers (1999). The trades not involving Blue Jacket or Wild draft picks were booked as being for "future considerations": Several of the players selected by the Blue Jackets and Wild in the Expansion Draft did not stay with the teams long after the draft. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 2000–01 season, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild.

The vast differences between these two drafts, both in format and outside factors, help to explain why the infant Golden Knights already seem to be more established in Year 3 than the Blue Jackets and Wild, facing down their 20th seasons in 2020-21. After struggling for two years as the team's starter, he ultimately lost the starting job to Antti Niemi. The Wild selected the following players in 2000.

"2000 NHL Draft" redirects here. Before that, there was another 10-plus-year break between expansion drafts, the previous one before 1991 happening in 1979 (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec and Winnipeg).

You have the feeling very few rosters, if any, were brutally affected by this expansion draft. In return for agreeing not to select certain unprotected players, the Blue Jackets and Wild were granted concessions by other franchises.

In contrast, when Vegas entered the league, the NHL had not seen expansion in the better part of two decades.

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The NHL added nine teams between 1990 and 2000 and Columbus and Minnesota were the unfortunate pair to bring up the rear. Read on for some of our favorites, as well as a few selections that look a little odd in hindsight, and one major missed opportunity. This was by design as the teams opted to take the select players specifically to allow them to walk as free agents and recoup the compensatory picks, but it sill added to the overwhelming lack of player value selected in 2000.

There is a strong likelihood that Vegas returns to the Final and possibly wins a Stanley Cup before Columbus or Minnesota and Seattle share those same odds. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The 2000 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 23, 2000, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Inside access.

For teams protecting two goaltenders, each goaltender left unprotected must have appeared in either 10 NHL games in the 1999–2000 season or 25 games in the 1998–99 season and 1999–2000 seasons combined.

However, they finished last in the Northwest Division in the two seasons prior and subsequent to this underdog run. So that’s a glance back at the 2000 expansion draft. It never worked out as planned, and he was eventually traded to the Anaheim Ducks. 31, the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite that lack of a track record, the Maple Leafs, for some reason, still decided to sign him to a four-year, $14 million contract. Finger played two years with the Maple Leafs and never played another game in the NHL. Both the Blue Jackets and the Wild were to use their first 24 selections on three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and thirteen forwards.

A true journeyman, Armstrong didn’t amount to much in the NHL, but he holds the odd distinction of being taken in both the 1998 and 2000 expansion drafts.

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The 2000 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 23, 2000, in Calgary, Alberta. Back when every NHL team was trying to get bigger, tougher and more physical, the Bruins thought they struck gold with a four-year, $20 million contract with Martin Lapointe.

In the summer of 2007, the Rangers paid $51 million over seven years to snag one of the league's best playmakers from their archrivals, the New Jersey Devils. The Wild made their first playoff appearance in their third season, with some holdovers from the draft and even made it to the Western Conference final.

Fast-forward 17 years and the NHL adds team No.

The NHL added nine teams between 1990 and 2000 and Columbus and Minnesota were the unfortunate pair to bring up the rear. 2000 Expansion Draft retrospective: How Columbus, Minnesota fared (poorly) vs. Vegas. June 21, 2017 .

Always free! Previously, Michel Plasse was selected 1st overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. In fact, several players were traded later in the same day: Other players who were no longer on the rosters of the teams which drafted them for the 1999–2000 season include the following: NHL ground rules for 2000 Expansion Draft, Usenet post explaining Expansion Draft rules, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2000_NHL_Expansion_Draft&oldid=979998435, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Turner Stevenson (traded to New Jersey to complete an earlier transaction), Chris Terreri (traded with a ninth-round pick, Dallas Drake (signed by St. Louis on July 1, 2000), Mathieu Schneider (signed by Los Angeles on August 13, 2000), Jeff Odgers (claimed off waivers by Atlanta on September 29, 2000), This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 00:54. They were either fourth-liners, bottom-pair defensemen, or minor-leaguers. In an odd twist, two-time Stanley Cup winner and Calgary Flames goaltending great Mike Vernon was briefly a member of the Wild after being selected in the draft. Both the Blue Jackets and the Wild were to use their first 24 selections on three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and thirteen forwards. The franchise has just six playoff series appearances in its history, with their first win coming just last season. For teams protecting only one goaltender, there was no experience requirement for those left unprotected.

Columbus and Minnesota: Nine forwards, five defensemen and one goalie or seven forwards, three defensemen, and two goalies. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.