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July 29, 2021   ·   0 Comments By Robert Belardi  Just nine days after becoming a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Aurora native Barclay Goodrow has found himself in the Big Apple.  The Lightning dealt the 6-foot-2 centreman to the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.  Goodrow was expecting to become an unrestricted free agent by July 28. But on July 22, t...

Just days after the Expansion Draft and the Kraken have signed three picks to new contracts. Author: Joel Knip (KING 5 Sports) Published: 5:00 PM PDT July 24, 2021 Updated: 5:00 PM PDT July 24, 2021 Just days after the Expansion Draft and the Kraken have signed three picks to new contracts.   Goalie Chris Driedger comes to terms with Seattle on a 3-year contract worth $3.5 million on an annual average value (AAV).  Driedger played 3 games over 3...

  (Seattle, WA)  —  The NHL’s newest team now have a roster.  The Seattle Kraken picked 30 players from 30 of the league’s teams in the Expansion Draft on Wednesday.  The Wild lost one player in defenseman Carson Soucy. The Kraken could’ve taken goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen, forward Victor Rask or a number of other players from Minnesota but decided to go with the former UMD d-man. Also selected was former Calgary captain Mark Giordano, Tampa Bay center Yanni Gourde and Florida goalie...

Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images Welcome to the first of three main events of the 2021 offseason. In about an hour, the Seattle Kraken will begin to announce their inaugural roster. We will find out which member of the New Jersey Devils they will take. We will learn about what side deals teams have made with Seattle. We will begin to identify who was not picked but exposed and wonder if General Manager Tom Fitzgerald should inquire about those players. It all starts tonight. This is your Op...

CALGARY -- The Flames said so long to their longtime captain Wednesday. Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft, ending his Flames career. "Ive said on countless occasions hes the moral compass of this team for a long time," Flames general manager Brad Treliving said in a press conference Wednesday evening. "Him moving on is closing a really important chapter in this franchise." Treliving thanked Giordano, his wife and kids for their ...

Seattle Expansion Draft Series: Article 24 - Reaction to Expansion Draft Share this story Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. It’s over. The players all leaked hours before the draft started. And I can’t watch it live, even though I pay for ESPN+, so this is very on brand for the NHL. Because I can’t watch it, I’m going to write this as a recap of what we learned today, as opposed to the presentation of the actual show. (UPDATE: I wrote an additional section at the en...

NHL Expansion Draft Ruined By People Doing Their Job Get our free mobile app Okay, maybe Im being a bit dramatic, but Im truly disappointed in whats transpired. The Expansion Draft is happening at 8PM tonight, and is going to be broadcast on ESPN2. This was supposed to be ESPNs debut in their new agreement, and the first chance for the two sides to show off their commitment to exciting hockey coverage in the future. Unfortunately, a number of reporters began to receive "scoops" and "intel" on w...

Earlier today, it was reported that the Seattle Kraken had selected John Quenneville from the Chicago Blackhawks in the Epxansion Draft. During the broadcast of the Expansion Draft on ESPN2 and Sportsnet, the pick was made official: it’s John Quenneville. Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp announce the #Blackhawks player selected by #SeaKraken: John Quenneville Quenneville did not play in the NHL this past season for Chicago and recorded just nine NHL games last season. He has spent the majority of h...

The teams so-called expansion draft will be held Wednesday in a made-for-tv event broadcast by ESPN. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 5:31 PM PDT July 19, 2021 SEATTLE — The stage is nearly set for a moment that is more than a decade in the making.  On Monday, production crews were rapidly assembling a stage at Seattles Gasworks Park that will help introduce the first class of Seattle Kraken players. The teams so-called expansion draft will be held Wednesday in ...

. With no first round draft pick this year, the Arizona Coyotes have worked to acquire more draft capital and have added the Islanders’ second round pick in the 2021 Draft (60th overall, originally owned by the Colorado Avalanche), a conditional second in the 2022 Draft and a further conditional third round pick in the 2023 Draft. This means that the Coyotes will now have picks 37 (originally Columbus’), 43 and 60 in this year’s draft, while holding a further three second round picks in n...