Tampa Bay Lightning expansion draft protection list: Who should be shielded?

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender

• Andrei Vasilevskiy – Vasy; the obvious pick, for several obvious reasons; Andrei has been groomed to be the Lightning’s No. 1 for years; he’s by and large the best netminder they have; he’s the only NHL-ready goaltender they have under contract, since Peter Budaj is an unrestricted free agent.