Is this not the Minnesota Wild Way?
Their capsheet is so weird. Definitely going 8-1 for the expansion draft? Or trading away something useful for Seattle soft-protect their youngest top-4 defenseman?
Part of me wonders if they'll try to get Suter to waive his NMC so they can expose him. They have leaned pretty heavily on him, but he'll be 36 by the time the expansion draft rolls around and carries a large cap hit.
That being said, they don't have a ton they really need to protect upfront, so, going 8-1 is probably the more likely option.