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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, the Rangers officially signed Goodrow to a six-year, $21.6 million contract with a $3.6 million AAV. ...

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 seasons with Ottawa before leaving via free agency.  He's played the last two seasons with the Pan...

  (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 Chris Driedger.  Seattle also signed former Dallas defenseman Jamie Oleksiak to a five-year contra...

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 Open Post for it. The Time: 8:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV - ESPN2, Sportsnet 1, SN NOW, TVAS

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. "I've said on countless occasions he's 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 contributions to the team, to the Flames' Foundation and to the city, where he was a beloved figur...