Seattle Kraken at midseason: Part 2 – Deadline, Who Might Go, and The MVP

Ed Stein   |  

Jan 27, 2022

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Is there anyone you think they could get valuable assets for?

RJ Eskanos

As mentioned earlier, most players on expiring deals should be in play. But as far as big trade returns, it starts with the captain. Moving Mark Giordano seems like a foregone conclusion at this point, and an asking price in the ballpark of a second-round pick plus a mid-tier prospect wouldn’t be unreasonable.

Given his recent hot streak, Calle Jarnkrok could also fetch a nice return. One dark horse trade candidate is Chris Driedger. It’s a hot goalie market, Driedger and his affordable $3.5M cap hit could prompt some teams to make Ron Francis an offer that’s too good to pass up. Joey Daccord won’t be waiver-exempt next season, so if the Kraken wants to keep him in their plans long-term, Driedger may have to go.

Jonathan West

Losing a captain is not a good look in year number one, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Mark Giordano goes back home to Calgary. It will be interesting to see what happens among Yanni Gourde, Jaden Schwartz, and Alex Wennberg. All three sit as a point-every-other-game players and potential playoff assets.

Ed Stein

Last week, I wrote about the Kraken’s six best tradeable assets. At the top of my list were Mark Giordano, Vince Dunn, and Chris Driedger.

Ciara Durant

I think everyone has already mentioned the prospect of trading captain Mark Giordano. Granted, losing their captain isn’t ideal in their inaugural season, but there are plenty of players who can step up in his place. Nevertheless, there are a few other options I think the Seattle Kraken should take calls on.

Mason Appleton is an intriguing trade chip. He hasn’t been a huge producer for the Kraken this season, but he put up some decent numbers with the Winnipeg Jets last year. He plays hard and has an incredible work ethic that would fit in nicely with teams looking to add depth to their bottom-six the closer they get to the playoffs.

Calle Jarnkrok is another interesting name that I have seen pop up in trade rumors recently. The 30-year-old forward isn’t going to start any fires anywhere, but he’d be a solid guy for any team he joined. He’s a good option for special teams, and he has a lot of playoff experience that could be useful come May.

I also heard rumors that the Kraken are listening on offers for Jordan Eberle. I don’t blame them for trying to use one of their leading point producers as leverage.

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