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Mid-Expansion Update

Well Then!
8/9/2021 • Bryce Shuck

2 days into the week window the Kraken have for expansion, and things have been chaotic to say the least. Updates continue to be posted to Facebook, but for the full overview (and list of players who are left), go to the teams internal tracking sheet at 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1naWq1oNiH13puQxUQKmL8c_2y6lqdKeA2_9LhlQwmB0/edit?usp=sharing

That said, let's do a quick review, and again, there's literally no asset that we have that is OFF limits. Picks this year, picks next year, players acquired, etc.

Expansion Players Taken

Brandon Tanev EDMONTON
Chris Driedger ISLANDERS
Ross Colton DALLAS
Phil Kessel BOSTON
Trevor Carrick BUFFALO
J.T. Compher CALGARY
John Carlson CAROLINA
Sean Walker CHICAGO
Logan O'Connor COLORADO
Nikita Kucherov MINNESOTA
Tuukka Rask MONTREAL
Christopher Tanev TAMPA
Marc-Andre Fleury WINNIPEG
Cody Ceci ARIZONA

Of them, the only ones who aren't already dealt are Sean Walker and Trevor Carrick. 14 of 31 teams have had their player taken to this point and can move on.

Key Expansion Players Still Available
Obviously, as players get taken, there's a domino affect of others coming off the available list. If you're interested in any of the below, hit me up. The top 5 guys will cost more, the rest can be had for 2s and 3s as starter points, equivilant specs and young NHLers always welcome!

Adin Hill DETROIT
Matt Duchene FLORIDA
Jaden Schwartz JERSEY
Mike Smith LOS ANGELES
Max Pacioretty RANGERS
Zach Parise DETROIT
Filip Chlapik DETROIT
James van Riemsdyk FLORIDA
Christian Fischer FLORIDA
Derek Forbort FLORIDA
Andreas Athanasiou JERSEY
Ondrej Kase JERSEY
Trevor Moore LOS ANGELES
Jarred Tinordi OTTAWA
Nicolas Aube-Kubel PHILADELPHIA
Olli Maatta PITTSBURGH
Jonathan Bernier PITTSBURGH
Noel Acciari RANGERS
William Carrier SAN JOSE
Marcus Hogberg SAN JOSE
Craig Smith ST LOUIS
Ryan Murray ST LOUIS
Austin Watson ST LOUIS
Jake Gardiner VANCOUVER
Dylan DeMelo WASHINGTON
Jonathan Quick WASHINGTON
Marc-Edouard Vlasic COLUMBUS
Mark Jankowski NASHVILLE
Haydn Fleury NASHVILLE

 

Players ACTUALLY in the organization

With so many players selected to be moved, who does the Kraken actually have so far? It appears our blueline is actually taking some kind of shape to this point

F Frans Nielson
F Noel Gunler (spec)
D Brandon Carlo
D Gustav Forsling
D William Borgen
D Lassi Thomsson
D Sean Walker *expansion*
G Henrik Lundqvist


2021 Draft Picks (by draft position)
4th (Sea 1)
18th (Car 1)
25th (LAK 1)
31st (SJ 1)
32nd (Buf 1)
34th (NYR 2)
35th (Sea 2)
42nd (NYI 2)
47th (Ott 2)
SJ 3
Sea 4
Sea 6
Sea 7

2022 Draft Picks
Sea 1
Bos 1
Cal 1
Buf 1
Phi 1
NYR 2
Sea 2