We control the presidency , the house , the senate , and soon the supreme court . They can ' t touch us at this point . <| sep |> Done . Going online now <| sep |> Oh I 100 % think he will be protected and think he ' s part of the future but he has made mistakes . Honka is exempt , Kling is protected , and Oduya is a UFA . That leaves 2 spots for Hamhuis , Benn , Oleksiak , Nemeth , Lindell and Johns . Benn , Oleksiak and Nemeth at this point are not worth protecting and Hamhuis getting a 2 year deal and given how he hasn ' t filled that top pairing spot makes me think he is left exposed too . Of that bunch Johns and Lindell have the brightest future and since Kling is the only legit D worth protecting I would be shocked if the other 2 aren ' t Johns and Lindell