News: Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Thread

[Luigi Habs]

 

[AHockeyFanatic]

Given the lack of talent that appears to be getting exposed in the expansion draft they will certainly pick Eberle.
There is a thing called 'Salary Floor' and the Expansion team has to reach the salary floor
and if teams aren't making deals with Seattle then Ron Francis is forced to have to add salary somehow.

Donskoi/RNH/Arvidsson would have been a decent top line for Seattle, now they are looking at Eberle/Kerfoot/Zucker as their top line.
Ron Francis has overplayed his hand and his team is getting screwed with how teams keeping making deals between each other.

Eberle isn’t a first line player and no one has any idea who Seattle will pick from the Islanders. They will likely go d heavy with Leddy.

 

[mouser]

Can a team put a guy who is like “LTIR” hurt and will miss time next year on the exposed list?

There is no such thing as a “exposed list”.

Players are either Protected by their team or Exempt.

Every player that doesn’t fit into those categories can be selected by Seattle.

 

[Mike8]

Can Seattle conduct medical evaluations? (e.g., on Weber)

 

[Zilo44]

Can Seattle conduct medical evaluations? (e.g., on Weber)

Even if they could, what are they gonna tell him? Hey Shea, our doctor says you can play so you better jump on the ice. With the respect Weber has earned around the league as a tough guy playing through injuries, that’s not happening. And everybody seems to be seeing conspiracies where there is not. I’m thinking Weber’s career is over, simple as that

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Kracken, you will take Butcher from the Devs, you will take him, you will take him...

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Its vegas they'll put themselves right back into cap hell...

Meh, we'll be just fine. Janmark's and Henandez's contracts just expired so there is plenty of room to take advantage of somebody else's misery in the expansion turmoil.

 

[Volica]

Overall my favourite thing about this expansion draft:

Ron Francis 2017: Here's a fifth and some jabroni so you leave my team intact.
Ron Francis 2021: I'm going to need a first and a third to leave your team intact.

 

[Colezuki]

when do the lists come out?

 

[Stuzchuk]

when do the lists come out?

They are needed by tomorrow at 5:00PM (EDT) and will be released to the public on Sunday by the NHL... when the announcement was made, no time was provided with the statement, maybe there's a time now (??)

 

[Dog]

They are needed by tomorrow at 5:00PM (EDT) and will be released to the public on Sunday by the NHL... when the announcement was made, no time was provided with the statement, maybe there's a time now (??)

Thanks, can't wait to see the list.

 

[Volica]

They are needed by tomorrow at 5:00PM (EDT) and will be released to the public on Sunday by the NHL... when the announcement was made, no time was provided with the statement, maybe there's a time now (??)

There's also a league submission today to confirm the validity of your protection list.
Very likely there may be some leaks from some teams.

 

[Quinnisinoverhishead]

The Islanders have so much depth. Wondering who is going to be exposed.

 

[barriers]

Francis drafts Carter, eats half his remaining salary and flips him for assets to a team tight against the cap perhaps? 1 year of Carter at $1.3Mish should get something decent

 

[Mitch nylander]

Francis drafts Carter, eats half his remaining salary and flips him for assets to a team tight against the cap perhaps? 1 year of Carter at $1.3Mish should get something decent

nah francis will be claiming Mccann.

 

[CupInSIX]

Francis drafts Carter, eats half his remaining salary and flips him for assets to a team tight against the cap perhaps? 1 year of Carter at $1.3Mish should get something decent

or the Pens could trade him to Vegas instead of losing him for nothing.

 

[Mike Jones]

Francis drafts Carter, eats half his remaining salary and flips him for assets to a team tight against the cap perhaps? 1 year of Carter at $1.3Mish should get something decent

That's not a bad idea. If he does well during the regular season his value would be pretty high at the '22 trade deadline (If Seattle is out of the playoff race by then that is).

 

[Daximus]

Francis just continues to price himself out of negotiations. He's lost out on any kind of deal with Minny for Dumba or even any deal with Minny so they can protect Dumba now with the Suter and Praise buyouts. He's lost out on Graves with the trade to NJ. He's lost out with the Yandle buyout.

 

[Mike Jones]

Francis just continues to price himself out of negotiations. He's lost out on any kind of deal with Minny for Dumba or even any deal with Minny so they can protect Dumba now with the Suter and Praise buyouts. He's lost out on Graves with the trade to NJ. He's lost out with the Yandle buyout.

Still 27 teams to go. He only needs a few to cash in. If teams don't want to pay his prices they can get out of the line.

I love this idea that Francis has to give the store away for deep discounts or even for free. I don't blame him for setting his prices and standing by them.

 

[Daximus]

Still 27 teams to go. He only needs a few to cash in. If teams don't want to pay his prices they can get out of the line.

I love this idea that Francis has to give the store away for deep discounts or even for free. I don't blame him for setting his prices and standing by them.

I think it's turning into the opposite actually. They are telling Francis to get out of line and just refusing to make any deals with him. He just lost out on easy assets from 3 teams. Now he gets their scraps. Have a feeling this is going to continue to happen.

 

[CupInSIX]

Francis just continues to price himself out of negotiations. He's lost out on any kind of deal with Minny for Dumba or even any deal with Minny so they can protect Dumba now with the Suter and Praise buyouts. He's lost out on Graves with the trade to NJ. He's lost out with the Yandle buyout.

Boston is prettymuch boned. If Kase weren't hurt I'd say they should move him plus Moore & a bunch of sweeteners.

They might have to bite the bullet & lose Debrusk or Lauzon.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I think it's turning into the opposite actually. They are telling Francis to get out of line and just refusing to make any deals with him. He just lost out on easy assets from 3 teams. Now he gets their scraps. Have a feeling this is going to continue to happen.

So just because 3 teams chose to not deal with Francis but others you came to the conclusion that nobody wants to deal with him?

I guess time will tell. We won't find out about the side deals till right after the expansion time so it is not that long of a wait to see if your 'analysis' is accurate.

 

[Dog]

Honestly, look at few teams who screwed themselves already trying to protect players. So far I see it going as planned even better than I thought. Some of the buyouts been brutal and few teams in financial trouble with salary cap. Let them continue the massacre and in many years going to be not able to afford good free agents. If they continue to play it safe going to be clear for many years affording top free agents

 

[viper0220]

What do you guys think, will the Seattle team be good as the Vegas Golden Knights.

 

[Daximus]

So just because 3 teams chose to not deal with Francis but others you came to the conclusion that nobody wants to deal with him?

I guess time will tell. We won't find out about the side deals till right after the expansion time so it is not that long of a wait to see if your 'analysis' is accurate.

No I'm not saying no one wants to deal with him but he just priced himself out of 3 solid defencemen. His picks went from Dumba, Graves and Forsling to what Soucy or Rask? Nichushkin or Compher? Hornqvist? He likely could have gotten more from those teams in side deals than any of those players will fetch him in trades if he had more reasonable prices. It's telling when teams are more willing to shoot themselves in the foot long term than pay his prices.