Seattle Kraken: Breaking Down the Mark Giordano Trade
Seattle Kraken Acquire Important Pieces to Build a Better Future
To the Seattle Kraken: 2022 second round pick, 2023 second round pick, 2024 third round pick.
As mentioned previously, there are some critics who believe Giordano should have snagged the Kraken a first round draft pick. However, what’s done is done, and the Kraken ended their day with three more draft picks over the next 3 seasons than they had before.
With the addition of the 2022 second round pick and the 2022 second round pick acquired from the Nashville Predators in the Jeremy Lauzon trade, the Seattle Kraken have 11 draft picks going into the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
Adding the 2023 second round pick and 2024 third round pick brings the Kraken’s total over the next three seasons to 32 draft picks, 16 of those in the first three rounds.
After a dismal inaugural season, the best way for the Seattle Kraken to fix things going forward is by building a solid prospect pool through the draft and being active in free agency.
While Gio was set to be a free agent in the summer, trading him allows the Kraken to have more flexibility in the summer with signing free agents and also gives them more draft capital at the end of the day.
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