Wild Have Options if Kraken Claim Dumba Justin Walters | July 13, 2021 The Seattle Kraken’s expansion draft is fast approaching, and teams are frantically making preparations for who they might lose off their roster. For the Minnesota Wild, the belief for some…
THW Mock Expansion Draft: San Jose Sharks Moves Victor Nuño | July 13, 2021 While the NHL playoffs were in full swing, many of us at The Hockey Writers were hard at work. We got together to create a realistic Seattle Kraken mock expansion…
THW Ultimate Mock Expansion Draft: Canadiens’ Moves Blain Potvin | July 12, 2021 In the leadup to the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft, writers at THW representing every NHL team completed a Mock Expansion Draft. The Montreal Canadiens will have some very difficult decisions…
Avalanche Would Be Hurt Most by Losing Ryan Graves to the Kraken Chris Micieli | July 12, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning have won their second Stanley Cup in two years, wrapping up another NHL season as every team in the league now turns their attention to the…
Blackhawks 2021 Expansion Draft Projections Gail Kauchak | July 12, 2021 It’s a little less than one week until the Chicago Blackhawks and the rest of the league (with the exception of the Vegas Golden Knights) are required to provide their…
THW’s Ultimate Mock Expansion Draft: Meet Our Seattle Kraken Tony Wolak | July 12, 2021 Later this month, the Seattle Kraken will select their inaugural roster as part of the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. Those selections will join recent signing Luke Henman to form the…
Panthers 2021 Expansion Draft Projections Colby Guy | July 11, 2021 With the 2021 Seattle Expansion Draft coming up on July 21 and protected lists due on July 17, NHL teams are on the clock to decide who is worthy of…
Kraken Need 3-Time Cup Winner Maroon on Their Inaugural Roster Sean Raggio | July 10, 2021 Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis is going to have several options from the now back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning come the expansion draft. One player he should…
Islanders’ Projected Protection List for the Seattle Expansion Draft Jonathan Amatulli | July 8, 2021 The New York Islanders have several big decisions to make when they submit their protection list to the NHL on July 17. In all likelihood, the team will utilize the…
Canadiens Should Expose Drouin in Expansion Draft Trege Wilson | July 7, 2021 On the ice, the Montreal Canadiens are doing their best to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Final. Management, however, is preparing for the upcoming expansion draft. The Canadiens will…
Capitals Will Lose a Good Defenseman in Expansion Draft but Gain Salary Cap Space Carl Knauf | July 7, 2021 The expansion draft is only two weeks away and soon Seattle will have another franchise to emphatically support as their fans are known to do. Each NHL franchise will show…
Oilers’ Expansion Draft Plans Simplified by Nugent-Hopkins Deal Julian Mongillo | July 6, 2021 The Edmonton Oilers made a big offseason move, locking in their longest-tenured player, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, to an eight-year deal worth $41 million. This deal will see Nugent-Hopkins’ contract expire at…
