12 big-ticket players who could come to the Seattle Kraken
Ed Stein
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Matt Murray, G, Ottawa Senators, 27, $6.25M – 2024
There are plenty of reasons why Matt Murray will be available in the expansion draft. Starting with the Senators are cheapskates, and when a high-paid player underperforms, he’s likely to get the boot. When Ottawa signed Murray to a four-year, $25M extension last October, they expected much more than a 3.38 Goals Against Average and .893 Save Percentage.
While he struggled, the Sens goalie of the future Filip Gustavsson made his future now. Gustavsson won five of his eight starts with a stellar 5-1-2 record, 2.16 GAA, and .933 SV%. Aside from playing well, the young netminder makes $761K.
The 27-year-old Murray has plenty of time to return to the promise he showed earlier in his career.
Jonathan Quick, G, Los Angeles Kings, 35, $5.8M – 2023
There are several reasons why Jonathan Quick would appeal to the Kraken. Starting with the fact that he still has something left in the tank. In recent years, Quick’s numbers have declined, but the drop in his productivity coincides with bad teams Los Angeles fielded in front of him.
If the Seattle Kraken decides to go with a goalie early in the Entry Draft, Jonathan Quick would be a good mentor and placeholder. Additionally, Vegas did very well with Marc-Andre Fleury as both their goalie and face of the franchise. Despite all the speculation that Carey Price is the Kraken’s guy, Quick could fill the same role in Seattle just as well.