Speculation: 2021-22 Kraken Roster Discussion

[Irie]

Makes no sense, esp. after spendibg 0,65 billion$ to do so, while being a expansion team. Francis is a moran. Unleds he wins a cup first season

If Seattle felt there was no one available from a certain team that had any trade value in today's cap market, and also felt that none of the players available would be someone they would want on their NHL roster, then taking an expiring contract might make some sense.

I firmly believe that Francis tried to stay away from players that weren't NHL ready, but would likely be claimed if waived, (there were a lot of guys fitting this description available in the expansion draft).

He did not want to lose 90% of his roster cuts and have to scramble to find players to place in Charlotte to fullfil his agreement. Instead he targeted a couple of guys that are team players with less upside that likely won't be claimed.

We can speculate wether or not it was a bad strategy, but unless those players are traded by other teams, we will never know if it was the correct call or not.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Hey guys, quick question. Where do you project Fleury to play in your lineup ?

 

[gstommylee]

Hey guys, quick question. Where do you project Fleury to play in your lineup ?

Which one?

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Which one?

Haydn.

 

[gstommylee]

Haydn.

3rd pairing on the blue line.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hi everyone, hope this Thread is the right one as I couldn’t find a more relevant Title.

For those who don’t subscribe to THG. He’s not an insider or anything, just a fan of the Game who does a nice job of keeping up with the NHL and puts out a fair amount of content, which is nice during the off-season.

I thought some of you might enjoy his Season preview for the Team during these slow news days of August, or perhaps share this with someone just learning about the Team.

I find that although THG isn’t the most exciting personality, he breaks things down nicely for those newer to the Game or looking for regular content of the non-biased variety.



Hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the summer with your families.

Cheers,

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

With good goaltending a solid defense and timely goals Seattle Kraken will surprise some people

 

[Aqualung]

With good goaltending a solid defense and timely goals Seattle Kraken will surprise some people

Think it will be a rough go in the beginning given the top six is thin without Gourde but once he’s back the team will look better overall. Just got to hold the fort until then.

 

[kihei]

36/37 wins sounds like a reasonable guess to me (my guess before watching this video was 35 wins for the first year), and THG is certainly reassuring about the quality of the team that we might have. Can't wait to find out.

 

[Pucklington]

Question for Seattle fans - What happens with Joey Daccord? Was surprised Ottawa exposed him, as he looked like he could be a very good goalie.

Now he is buried behind two good goalies. I imagine he has value, as he is NHL ready.

Seattle likely to move him at some point?

 

[gstommylee]

Question for Seattle fans - What happens with Joey Daccord? Was surprised Ottawa exposed him, as he looked like he could be a very good goalie.

Now he is buried behind two good goalies. I imagine he has value, as he is NHL ready.

Seattle likely to move him at some point?

He'll be in the AHL.

 

[tank44]

How will this roster shake down after the preseason? I understand players will be going to the AHL but some will have to clear waivers to go there. I can't imagine our depths on defense that we will keep 8 Def in Seattle and still potentially lose someone before going to Charlotte.

ie. 23 active roster
F(14): Shwartz, Eberle, Tanev, McCann, Appleton, Jarnkrok, Wennberg, Donskoi, Bastian, Geekie, Blackwell, Johansson, Sheahan, Donato
D (7):Giordano, Larsson, Oleksiak, Soucy, Lauzon, Dunn, H.Fleury,
G(2): Grubauer, Driedger
IR: Gourde

Players to AHL or ??
F: True, Quenvillle, Twarynski, Lind, Henman
D: Borgen, Carrick, Cholowski, C.Fleury, Olofsson
G: Daccord, Bibeau

\/ Fixed

 

[The Marquis]

You've got Donato on there twice and Quenville wasn't signed.

 

[The Marquis]

In the end, I think Borgen is the least likely to clear waivers of that AHL group. Daccord is exempt, so he'll likely end up there.

 

[tank44]

You've got Donato on there twice and Quenville wasn't signed.

Fixed... but when Gourde is ready to play, he's likely the tweener guy to go back and forth.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Given that the game thread had to be locked...

It was clear from the beginning that we'll be heavily overmatched given the lineups and it showed.

I like Geeky, even though no one shined today, given that he wins faceoffs and he could be the guy that rises in the depth chart.
I though Evans played solid, for a 2nd round pick that's bound for the AHL, and showed some solid skating and puck handling.
I also liked Lauzon, besides that penalty he took during the second period.

I didn't like how Borgen twice went on the ground way too fast during the first period and I think Carrick didn't look good at all.

 

[The Marquis]

Given that the game thread had to be locked...

It was clear from the beginning that we'll be heavily overmatched given the lineups and it showed.

I like Geeky, even though no one shined today, given that he wins faceoffs and he could be the guy that rises in the depth chart.
I though Evans played solid, for a 2nd round pick that's bound for the AHL, and showed some solid skating and puck handling.
I also liked Lauzon, besides that penalty he took during the second period.

I didn't like how Borgen twice went on the ground way too fast during the first period and I think Carrick didn't look good at all.

I felt the same as you about Borgen and Carrick (despite some offensive positives), but also felt the same way about Lauzon. That trio in particular did very little to impress me last night. Evans, I mostly liked, but he whiffed offensively a couple times. Oleksiak was solid as hell. Clearly a head above (see what I did there) everybody on the blue line last night, except Dunn who was also solid.

Geekie gave a lot of effort offensively, but I don't really think anybody was outstanding from the forward group last night. Sheahan and Donato looked lacking big time from what I could see.

Despite a hybrid lineup for tonight, Calgary definitely looks to have dressed more surefire NHLer's than Seattle. Goaltenders could be a notable exception. While it doesn't feel remotely as lopsided as last night, it still has that feel, albeit slight. Surely could be a better game though. My bet is Calgary gets the win, but it isn't a wipeout like last night. If Seattle manages, I figure it'll be goaltending that is the difference.

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Jared McCann will have a career year this year.

 

[threeVo]

When/If do you think Borgen will get sent to AHL? Hes not waiver exempt and I can see Buffalo reclaiming him since they get first choice

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

When/If do you think Borgen will get sent to AHL? Hes not waiver exempt and I can see Buffalo reclaiming him since they get first choice

I expect Borgen does get waived. Our current bottom-pairing D is up in the air but Oleksiak, Gio, Dunn and Larsson are locks. The bottom-pairing would probably have 2 of: Soucy, Fleury or Lauzon unless one of those 3 moved.

 

[gstommylee]

I expect Borgen does get waived. Our current bottom-pairing D is up in the air but Oleksiak, Gio, Dunn and Larsson are locks. The bottom-pairing would probably have 2 of: Soucy, Fleury or Lauzon unless one of those 3 moved.

Cholowski i don't think has been waived yet.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Cholowski i don't think has been waived yet.

No he has not. I am currently very uncertain on who should be the final-2 of our roster. Fleury has honestly impressed me more in the limited playing time than Soucy, Lauzon or Cholowski. Borgen is behind those 4.