GDT: 2021 Expansion Draft Discussion Thread

[John Price]

 

[Cush]

From what I’ve read I’m in the minority not liking the Kraken sweaters. Nice colors but those sleeves are hideous. I do like my Kraken hat.

Yeah, have a minor league baseball team feel to them

 

[Hivemind]

Then wtf are the picks from Chicago, Philly, and Columbus????

 

[John Price]

Then wtf are the picks from Chicago, Philly, and Columbus????

to be fair

 

[Devil Dancer]

Good for the league's GMs not to give in to Seattle the way they bent over for Vegas.

I'm still laughing about CBJ and Florida at the Vegas draft.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Heard a little draft coverage on 710 ESPN Seattle Radio. It's funny because they know almost nothing about hockey. Like totally clueless. They'll have to get up to speed quick.

Anyway, I heard they took Brandon Tanev, Jarnkrok, Geekie, VV, Dreiger and Eberle plus some other players I had never heard of.

Sounds like a decent team.

Oh and I love their jerseys. Very nice looking, IMHO.

 

[hb12xchamps]

I know everyone shit on Vegas and said they would be a bad team but holy smokes will Seattle be a bad team unless they have some nice trades and UFA signings. The forward group is easily bottom of the league. Goaltending is very unproven.

Also not understanding the expansion trade rules. Some of these picks were clearly made due to trades. If they really chose the players from Buffalo, Ottawa and Chicago without any side deals they are clinically insane. Why not allow the trades to be announced? Seems like a swing and a miss by the NHL there.

 

[895]

@Silky mitts

So what does this mean exactly?


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[895]

Prediction: Seattle sucks for years and McPhee is rightfully hailed as a genius for what he did at the draft.

 

[Hivemind]

I know everyone shit on Vegas and said they would be a bad team but holy smokes will Seattle be a bad team unless they have some nice trades and UFA signings. The forward group is easily bottom of the league. Goaltending is very unproven.

Also not understanding the expansion trade rules. Some of these picks were clearly made due to trades. If they really chose the players from Buffalo, Ottawa and Chicago without any side deals they are clinically insane. Why not allow the trades to be announced? Seems like a swing and a miss by the NHL there.

The Ottawa pick makes sense because they need at least one waiver exempt goalie to stash in the AHL. Once they went with Soucy over Kahkonnen, there weren’t a ton of other waiver exempt G options.

 

[HandsomeTom43]

I really want to adopt the Kraken as my "west coast" team but my god, some of these picks are atrocious.

 

[Ridley Simon]

It so happens that we will be moving to the the Puget Sound region in the next couple of months so good timing. Never could learn to love the Sharks. Maybe the Kraken will take.

Leaving me alone in the Bay Area? I’m crushed

 

[tenken00]

I know everyone shit on Vegas and said they would be a bad team but holy smokes will Seattle be a bad team unless they have some nice trades and UFA signings. The forward group is easily bottom of the league. Goaltending is very unproven.

Also not understanding the expansion trade rules. Some of these picks were clearly made due to trades. If they really chose the players from Buffalo, Ottawa and Chicago without any side deals they are clinically insane. Why not allow the trades to be announced? Seems like a swing and a miss by the NHL there.

Zilch in trades for the expansion draft. Zero. Nada.

They could have made trades with teams after they submitted their picks at 10 am today - those won't be announced til 1 pm ET tomorrow. But those trades wouldn't have affected the choosing of who got picked - only after they got picked.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

It so happens that we will be moving to the the Puget Sound region in the next couple of months so good timing. Never could learn to love the Sharks. Maybe the Kraken will take.

So a new screen name on the horizon? Washcaps would be the logical equivalent but that could be misconstrued. Maybe a poll is in order.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not sad to see Lauzon gone from the Bruins.

 

[Silky mitts]

@Silky mitts

So what does this mean exactly?


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Big play by the Baltimore Ravens 2nd best all time player against the Washington football team, not particularly bad toward Washington just Ed Reed about to take over the game with a TD and a 3rd and 1 stuff next drive

 

[traparatus]

I hope BMac knows about the buyout calculator on CapFriendly. He is going to need it.

 

[Calicaps]

Leaving me alone in the Bay Area? I’m crushed

Yeah, sorry, man. I can't take it anymore.

 

[Calicaps]

So a new screen name on the horizon? Washcaps would be the logical equivalent but that could be misconstrued. Maybe a poll is in order.

Those who truly know my avatar, know that Calicaps still works.

 

[trick9]

Worst possible outcome.

They took the guy who hurts the most and can't be replaced at his salary. On top of that it's likely going to cost a premium to dump salary which is a death sentence for a team like us who already have one of the worst prospect pools and limited picks to use.

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

Worst possible outcome.

They took the guy who hurts the most and can't be replaced at his salary. On top of that it's likely going to cost a premium to dump salary which is a death sentence for a team like us who already have one of the worst prospect pools and limited picks to use.

Say what you will about the Covid flat cap, but GMBM has really backed himself into a corner with all of his "generous" multi-year contracts. On top of the aging core, he is really going to have to work some magic to extricate himself from this mess.

 

[Calicaps]

Worst possible outcome.

They took the guy who hurts the most and can't be replaced at his salary. On top of that it's likely going to cost a premium to dump salary which is a death sentence for a team like us who already have one of the worst prospect pools and limited picks to use.

Meh. I'll wait to be sad about Vitek when I see that his groin ain't broke.

 

[John Price]

Curious to see how the team does.

Yeah, sorry, man. I can't take it anymore.

I lived for like 3 months in the Seattle area. Good area.

 

[trick9]

Say what you will about the Covid flat cap, but GMBM has really backed himself into a corner with all of his "generous" multi-year contracts. On top of the aging core, he is really going to have to work some magic to extricate himself from this mess.

The magic of extra cap space is expensive these days.

 

[Corby78]

Seattle will be good by the time the puck drops. They are currently sitting with a full roster and 28m in cap space. They have some early draft picks as bait and a league bent over a barrel due to a sudden flat cap. They have the advantage every time they pick up the phone.