Posts About "Seattle Expansion Draft"
Hurricanes in Tough Spot for Kraken Expansion Draft
January 13th, 2021 Although we're just a couple of days away from the beginning of the 2020-21 season, I don't think it's ever too early to start looking towards the future, especially with the Seattle Kraken 2021 Expansion Draft just months away. In the Vegas Golden Knights' Expansion Draft back in 2017, the Hurricanes escaped relatively unscathed, as...
Avalanche Face Tough Expansion Draft Decisions with Johnson
January 11th, 2021 Right now, the Colorado Avalanche are focused on the 2020-21 season. But just around the corner lies a different sort of obstacle: the Seattle Kraken's expansion draft. The highly-anticipated event will take place on July 21, potentially a month after the Stanley Cup is awarded, and each team (except the Vegas Golden Knights) will...
Avalanche Face Tough Decisions in the Kraken Expansion Draft
December 24th, 2020 With the NHL and NHLPA establishing an agreement on the 2020-21 NHL season, it means the 2021 Expansion Draft looms near. The Colorado Avalanche were lucky enough to only lose Calvin Pickard to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, but they were not in the best shape as an organization back then. This time around, general manager Joe...
Seattle Expansion Draft Date and Details
December 23rd, 2020 Mark your calendars! According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft is officially set for July 21, 2021 — exactly 30 weeks and one day away. Or 211 days. Or 5064 hours. Or 303,840 minutes. Or 18,230,400 seconds...But who's counting? Each NHL franchise, minus the Vegas Golden Knights, will have until July...
Flyers Won't Get so Lucky in Next Expansion Draft
December 20th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers caught somewhat of a break in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when the Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. No team, except of course the expansion team, comes out of an expansion draft better than they were when they entered. That being said, these other teams can seek to limit the damage by...
Kraken Need to Select Sharks' Gambrell in Expansion Draft
December 5th, 2020 The debut of the NHL's 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken, is approaching quickly, and once again the San Jose Sharks will have to give one of their players away in yet another expansion draft. They got away lucky last time with the last team, the Vegas Golden Knights, with them selecting David Schlemko, who was then traded the next...
Edmonton Oilers & the Kraken Expansion Draft
November 26th, 2020 Before you know it, the upcoming season will be over, with a new Stanley Cup champion named and a high likelihood of a more "standard" NHL offseason. Something very different about this offseason will be the other draft that will occur, the Seattle Kraken's Expansion Draft. Likely to be the last new franchise for a while, the National...
Carolina Hurricanes & the Kraken Expansion Draft
November 25th, 2020 Thanksgiving is just a day away and Carolina Hurricanes fans have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to their team. An impressive farm system that is considered one of the best in the league and a good core of young players with established NHL experience. But with another expansion draft for the upstart Seattle Kraken fast...
Kraken Will Use Technology to Build Their Team
November 24th, 2020 This past National Hockey League season was interrupted by COVID-19. With the virus continuing to limit travel and likely shortening the 2020-21 season as well, the Seattle Kraken will be faced with a problem they likely didn't expect when the league's board of governors originally granted them a franchise. Not only will they have...
Canadiens Face Difficult Choices with Kraken Expansion Draft
November 19th, 2020 The NHL is one season away from welcoming their 32nd franchise into the league. Before the Seattle Kraken join the Pacific Division, they will need to build a roster, their first step in that will be to complete the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. This draft, much like the draft in 2017 for the Vegas Golden Knights, will give the...
Dallas Stars: Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Projections
November 16th, 2020 The Seattle Kraken will become the next franchise to join the NHL for the 2021-22 season, bringing the number of teams up to 32. Their first step as a new franchise will be to fill out their roster in the Expansion Draft. The Kraken get to select one unprotected player from each NHL team except the Vegas Golden Knights, who joined the...
Kraken Could Target These Red Wings in the Expansion Draft
November 12th, 2020 We’ve spent quite a bit of time deciding who the Detroit Red Wings should protect in the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft. But what about the flipside of the coin – who will the Kraken choose from the Red Wings? We’ve set Detroit’s protected list. Now, we’ll dive into the most intriguing expansion draft picks for the...
Vancouver Canucks: Seattle Expansion Draft Projections 1.0
November 11th, 2020 Pretty soon the NHL will have its 32nd franchise in the Seattle Kraken. It's an exciting time for fans and pundits alike as we get to project what their roster will look like once the expansion draft is over at the end of the 2020-21 season. Just like when the Vegas Golden Knights drafted their team in 2017, the Kraken will be permitted...
