Seattle Kraken Top 6 tradeable assets
With 70 days to go until the NHL trade deadline, we take a look at the Seattle Kraken’s best six tradeable assets.
We are just over two months away from the March 21 NHL trade deadline. Now is the time when general managers lay the groundwork for trades. As a matter of fact, the current trend has needy teams not waiting to pull the trigger on deals. With that in mind, we look at what the Seattle Kraken have to offer other teams.
With their record this season, many observers think the Kraken are sellers. For the most part, it’s true. They will trade away players, but it’s only part of the story. More on that later subjects later on.
These are the top six assets Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis has to work with to build his team.
6. Chris Driedger, G
Contract: Before the expansion draft, the Seattle Kraken signed Chris Driedger to a 3-year, $10M contract.
Why he’ll be traded
Based on what he’s done so far this season, no team in their right mind would touch him with a 10-foot blocker pad. Between injuries and illness, Driedger appeared in only 11 games with a 3-6 record with a 3.18 Goals Against Average (GAA) and 0.898 Save Percentage (SV%). He seems more like an AHL candidate than a trade target.
Like several other Seattle Kraken trade chips, other teams need only at the stats before coming to the Emerald City. Driedger spent the last two seasons with Florida, playing in 35 games with a 24-11 record, 2.07 GAA, 0.937 SV%, and 4 shutouts. That goalie is worth something to a team with injury problems in the crease or one with an aging netminder on a big contract.
If Driedger can pick his game up a tick, it benefits the Kraken greatly as well as his trade value. A good Chris Driedger commands a third-round pick and possibly a second.