Speculation: Seattle Expansion Draft Thread.......

[kovacro]

Could see side deals with Columbus, NYI and Philly based on the selections.

Apparently no side deal with Chicago which makes their selection of Quenneville odd.

There is a rumoured deal with Florida (Vatrano).

 

[Matt13]

Seattle doubled up on the Fleury's.

One of them will be paired with Kurtis MacDermid for the MacFleury.

 

[Fat Elvis]

I can see LA making a deal with SeaKrak for Haydn Fleury.

 

[kovacro]

I can see LA making a deal with SeaKrak for Haydn Fleury.

Would not be opposed to that. I think Francis has a connection to Fleury going back to his Carolina days so I’m not sure how likely that is.

 

[Telos]

I wonder if the Kraken are going the opposite route of the VGK and go for a traditional rebuild rather than a bubble contender and deal a lot of their new found players, position, and capspace for futures and try to get a high-end prospect pipeline going.

 

[kovacro]

I wonder if the Kraken are going the opposite route of the VGK and go for a traditional rebuild rather than a bubble contender and deal a lot of their new found players, position, and capspace for futures and try to get a high-end prospect pipeline going.

I think your on the right track. The next few drafts have potential franchise talents at the top of them. Nothing wrong with slow playing things if that’s the route.

I think we will find out more tonight with regards to the side deals and what type of returns Seattle is getting.

 

[kovacro]

And the list is complete.

 

[Matt13]

And the list is complete.

Never heard of the guy so I did a quick search

Is Red Wings Defenseman Dennis Cholowski a Bust?

"In his career, Cholowski has scored 10 goals and 27 points, but is a minus-47 in 104 NHL games."

That some Jack Johnson numbers, bruh!

 

[onlyalad]

Turned his phone off, I don’t blame him

And the list is complete.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Looking at the projected roster it's hard to believe there's an offense that (on paper) is worse than the Kings!

 

[Cook24]

I guess we’ll see at 5 what other trades happen, but I definitely think Francis dropped the ball with that roster. I liked how it started with the oleksiak and Larsson signings, but after that, meh.

Pretty sure I was saying the same thing about Vegas tho so what do I know…

 

[Sol]

This doesn’t help with the too many forwards problem.

Iafallo – Kopitar – Arvidsson
Kempe – Vilardi – Frk
Andersson – Byfield – Brown
Moore – JAD – Wagner

Lemieux, Grunstrom, and Lizotte extras.

Wagner, Frk, and Lizotte should have a one way ticket to the Sun.

Krakken have tons of D. Maybe Blake makes a deal for Dunn?

Why on Earth would they take such a shitty dman that the Blues constantly shat on? The book on Dunn is that you can look inside his ear and see out through the other side.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Obviously lots of deals still to come, but Seattle's group of forwards is horrendous

 

[Schrute farms]

I can see LA making a deal with SeaKrak for Haydn Fleury.

I think this is the one Seattle trade of those picked that i'd want.

 

[Bandit]

Wait Seattle really took MacD? What in the f***…

 

[tny760]

Wait Seattle really took MacD? What in the f***…

the more i think about it the more i expect to hear about some secondary deal later but who knows, NHL GMs do NHL GM things sometimes

 

[Reclamation Project]

Wait Seattle really took MacD? What in the f***…

He was getting lots of love on SXM earlier.

 

[DrHansReinhardt]

How's it going to work announcing any trades? Guessing during the xdraft when each teams up, similar to the entry draft. 'We have a trade to announce' amongst the chorus of boos raining down on gary

 

[Bandit]

He was getting lots of love on SXM earlier.

Dogs get lots of love too. I’d be upset if the guy could play and sort of defense, but he can’t. I guess our pickings really were that shitty. Good job Blake I guess?

 

[Sol]

the more i think about it the more i expect to hear about some secondary deal later but who knows, NHL GMs do NHL GM things sometimes

Anze Kopitar and 1st to protect MacD was rejected.

 

[Sol]

Why aren't we talking about the fact the Kings wanted to try MacD at forward? If this is true, shouldn't we wonder just how much crack this organization is using

 

[Cook24]

Why aren't we talking about the fact the Kings wanted to try MacD at forward? If this is true, shouldn't we wonder just how much crack this organization is using

I think they just want an enforcer around to protect the kids. Plus MacD was well liked in the locker room…

I also think people are forgetting MacD was an ok #6/7 until this season…

 

[Sol]

I think they just want an enforcer around to protect the kids. Plus MacD was well liked in the locker room…

I also think people are forgetting MacD was an ok #6/7 until this season…

If Mac was even slightly bit competent as an NHL player I'd be rooting hard for him. I don't see why they'd even consider blocking some kids ice time for MacD

 

[tny760]

Anze Kopitar and 1st to protect MacD was rejected.

i mean shit, ryan reaves got a 1st rounder........

 

[BigBrown]

I mean if you have to play MacD he's less of a detriment to the team as a forward. You can play him less minutes and his mistakes won't be as costly. That was probably the thinking.

I doubt he's good enough of a skater to catch anyone on the forecheck though. Reaves is a decent skater at least, that's why he's able to get in and crush people against the boards.