Ron Francis Brings a Lot to the Table for the Kraken Sean Mallon | September 25, 2020 Ron Francis was hired to be the general manager of the Seattle Kraken on July 18th, 2019. The role, building a professional sports franchise from literally nothing, is unlike any…
3 Bold Seattle Expansion Draft Picks From the Western Conference Casey Dobson | September 22, 2020 As we reach the culmination of the strange but wonderful 2019-20 NHL season, it only feels appropriate to speculate about what the future holds. While the uncertainty of COVID-19 and…
Flyers Should Trade Voracek Before Expansion Draft Johnny Berman | September 17, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers and general manager Chuck Fletcher are ready for another offseason. Fletcher will look to build upon his successful work last summer, and, to do so, he will…
3 Things the Kraken Can Learn from the Playoffs Mark Jones | September 11, 2020 The Seattle Kraken hockey operations department has a blank canvas that doesn’t come along often in professional sports. They get to build a team from scratch and they have plenty…
Is Blue Jacket Gavrikov Exempt From Expansion Draft? Pete Bauer | September 5, 2020 In the summer of 2021, the NHL’s newest team, the Seattle Kraken, will be formed through an expansion draft. This draft will use the same rules as those for the…
Ducks’ 2020-21 Success or Failure Will Dictate Expansion Draft Decisions Stephen Dohner | August 24, 2020 The only thing we know for sure about the 2020-21 season is that it will be the NHL’s last season with 31 teams. Now that the Seattle Hockey Club has…
Red Wings News & Rumors: Prospects, Fabbri & More Tony Wolak | August 3, 2020 Even though the Detroit Red Wings are still months away from their next game, there’s still plenty going on with the organization. The team still needs to sign a handful…
Red Wings Expansion Draft Projections 2.0 Tony Wolak | July 27, 2020 Could the Detroit Red Wings have a new rival soon? Now that the Seattle Kraken have officially revealed their team name, the NHL suddenly has two octopus-affiliated franchises. There are…
Kraken Should Have Their Eyes on This Oiler Christopher Kelsall | July 25, 2020 After 55 years of expansions, the National Hockey League will have grown from the Original Six teams to 32 clubs by the time the 2021-22 season begins. The league finally…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Expansion Draft, Andersen & Hyman The Old Prof | July 1, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look ahead a year to share what commentators are suggesting about the team’s possible Expansion Draft losses. I’ll also…
Bruins’ Defense and the Seattle Expansion Draft Scott Roche | May 22, 2020 For the second time in four years, the National Hockey League is preparing for an expansion draft. In 2017, the league went through the process with the Vegas Golden Knights.…
Lightning: Looking Forward to the 2021 Seattle Expansion Draft Eugene Helfrick | April 24, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was relatively painless. While the Vegas Golden Knights built a Stanley Cup contender using leverage granted by the NHL, the…