Kraken Should Have Ethan Bear on Their Expansion Roster Adam Kierszenblat | April 17, 2021 Ethan Bear may be the perfect fit to lead the Seattle Kraken’s defense next season. Although he has had a tough year, he still should be a top priority for…
Rangers’ Blackwell Playing Himself Into a Kraken Pick Tom Castro | April 17, 2021 For the small and exclusive group of general managers of major professional sports teams, there’s always admiration – and sometimes, a bit of envy – amongst one’s peers when a…
Kraken Need to Target a Couple Veteran Leaders in the Expansion Draft Carson MacRae | April 10, 2021 The Seattle Kraken, like all NHL organizations, are going to need a quality leadership group next season if they are going to be successful in their inaugural year. When looking…
Kraken Need to Focus on Jake Allen for the Expansion Draft Carson MacRae | April 7, 2021 The Seattle Kraken are coming into their designated expansion draft this summer. Whether they choose to follow George McPhee’s recipe for the Golden Knights back in June 2017 or go…
4 Potential Expansion Picks Playing Their Way Into Protection Sean Mallon | April 6, 2021 The National Hockey League’s playoffs are rapidly approaching, and things could look very different this season. Not only do teams need to consider their own strengths and weaknesses as they…
NHL Reset Draft Will Let Teams “Start From Scratch” Jeff Morris | April 1, 2021 If teams stuck in a rut at the bottom of the standings wished they could have a Vegas Golden Knights-like do-over, now they can. The NHL has announced a proposal…
Re-Doing the Nashville Predators’ 1998 Expansion Draft Josh Lewis | April 1, 2021 On June 25, 1997, the NHL’s board of governors approved new teams for four cities in an ambitious plan to expand to 30 clubs within three years. (from ‘N.H.L. Names…
The 1979 NHL – WHA Merger Nathaniel Oliver | March 30, 2021 The 2009-10 hockey season marks the 30th anniversary of the merger between the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. It was the last time that such a unification has taken place in a major North American sport…
Kraken Can Target Established Veterans to Contend Early Jake Zrihen | March 28, 2021 I recently wrote an article highlighting young players or prospects that the Seattle Kraken could target in the Expansion Draft. While this is a worthwhile approach that I believe they…
Jets Should Protect DeMelo Over Stanley in Seattle Expansion Draft Declan Schroeder | March 27, 2021 Who do the Winnipeg Jets protect? Dylan DeMelo or Logan Stanley? It’s a question that wouldn’t have been asked two months ago, but it’s being asked now by Jets fans…
Kraken Can Take Advantage of Teams With Too Many Players to Protect Jake Zrihen | March 19, 2021 In 2017, the Vegas Golden Knights navigated the redesigned expansion draft almost to perfection. As teams desperately tried to keep the players whom they deemed most critical to their success,…
Kraken Coaching Watch: Krueger Has a Kraken Connection Sean Mallon | March 17, 2021 This week the Buffalo Sabres made the unavoidable decision to relieve head coach Ralph Krueger of his duties. The Sabres, as has so often been the case in recent years,…
