Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft 2.0 – If We Knew Then What We Know Now
Numbers
Average Age: 26.9-years-old.
Total Cap Hit After Draft: $72.096M.
Total Cap Space Available: $10.404M.
Lineup
In these lineups, I assumed the Kraken still signed Alexander Wennberg, Jaden Schwartz, and Ryan Donato during free agency after not being selected during the expansion draft. In addition, some players were assigned to the AHL based on their production and the logical development track.
Forwards
Line 1
LW Gabriel Landeskog – $7.0M, C Max Domi – $5.3M, RW: Jordan Eberle – $5.5M
Line 2
LW: Sonny Milano – $1.7M, C: Alex Wennberg – $4.5M, RW: Sean Kuraly – $2.5M
Line 3
LW: Michael Bunting – $925K, C: Jaden Schwartz – $5.5M, RW: Brandon Tanev – $3M
Line 4
LW: Alex Killorn – $4.5M, C: Ryan Donato – $750K, RW: Corey Perry – $1M
Defense
Pairing 1
LD: Vince Dunn – $4M, RD: Tony DeAngelo – $4.8M
Pairing 2
LD: Jamie Oleksiak – $4.6M, RD: Carson Soucy – $2.75M
Pairing 3
LD: Jake Bean – $2.33M, RD: Nikita Zadorov – $3.75M
Goalies
G1: Frederik Andersen – $4.5M
G2: Chris Driedger – $3.5M
Extras:
RW: Martin Frk – $750K.
C: Mason Appleton – $900K.
D: Will Borgen – $900K.
Total Cap Hit
$75M
Total Cap Space Remaining
$7.5M
Minors
LW: Evgeny Svechnikov – $750K
LD: Derrick Pouliot – $700K
C: Alexander True – $750k
RD: Madison Bowey – $725K
RW: Nathan Bastian – $825K
LW: Vitaly Abramov – $730K
C: Seth Griffith – $725K
C: Matthew Phillips -$750K
G: Connor Ingram – $733K
G: Zach Fucale – $750K
Conclusion
Needless to say, this expansion draft team would look A LOT different given the selections above, and chances are, there would be a difference in the standings. The current Kraken are coming off their first-ever shutout win and are starting to play as a more cohesive unit. It’s likely they are a different team in the second half. I hope I’m right! If not, the Kraken should start saving their money and invest in a time machine to have a do-over.
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