Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko or Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price. Other than that, there were no other shocks as Francis and the Kraken opted to stay away from big-game hunting by not selecting the likes of Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog, St. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Grading the Seattle Kraken’s 2021 NHL Expansion Draft Resultsįirstly, we all kind of knew what was coming on Wednesday given that the majority of Seattle’s picks had been leaked, and their selection of Detroit Red Wings defenseman Dennis Cholowski was the only big surprise, with Detroit GM Steve Yzerman known for keeping a tight seal on things. Mark Giordano, Chris Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Haydn Fleury, Jordan Eberle and Chris Drieger are introduced as members of the Seattle Kraken. However, we can only judge what is put in front of us so, as a result, we are going to delve right in and dissect all the moves made by the Kraken on Wednesday night as they built their roster ahead of their inaugural season in 2021-22.
Somewhat surprisingly, Seattle didn’t pull the trigger on any side deals during the Expansion Draft and they will have a boatload of cap space to weaponize, so one can only imagine that more moves will be in the pipeline shortly. ET today and the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and Free Agency still to come, the roster we saw put together in front of our very eyes on Wednesday night could look very different come opening night in October. Of course, with the trade freeze ending at 1:00 P.M. How the Florida Panthers matched up against Vegas this season.
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