GDT: 2021 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft | July 21st 2021 | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN2, SN, SN NOW, TVAS

[LightningStrikes]

LOL Francis

 

[Peacefool]

So you all are saying Seattle picked bad roster?
Can we await for trade like we get Gourde they get Johnsson and they retain 50% of Gourdes salary,to get a potential 30+ goal scorer?
But honestly,i already dont like them for taking Gourde(

 

[gn2007]

Some teams wanted Francus to help their cap trouble/relief so they can go after UFA or trades. He is taking risk for sure but Nashville literally still has those 2 cancerous contracts. So does Philly so those teams are very mad at Seattle I'm sure. Washington goalie situation is a mess now with samsonov as an RFA they will be looking for a cheap goalie and still trying to figure a way to sign Ovie.

 

[Wester]

So you all are saying Seattle picked bad roster?
Can we await for trade like we get Gourde they get Johnsson and they retain 50% of Gourdes salary,to get a potential 30+ goal scorer?
But honestly,i already dont like them for taking Gourde(

They can't trade back Gourde for a year, cause NHL said its circumvention

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

give todd props on this one he said fracis was a terrible gm ... i didnt think he could actually do this bad myself a kid could do better WOW

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Gourde was the best pick. There may have been a side deal to not pick Palat. Those deals will be announced at 1 PM.

 

[Rschmitz]

I wouldn’t have paid anything except for them to select TJ.

 

[Felonious Python]

I don't really see the problem with the roster drafted. Were better players available in some cases? Yes. Were they usually attached to an awful or risky deal? Pretty much.

A "better team" would put them near the cap, and they likely wouldn't be a cup contender.

The Kraken didn't stray that far off the mock draft meta, and the Rangers, Canucks, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Jackets, Wings, etc. didn't have a lot to offer anyway.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

I'll reserve my judgement until all the side deals get announced at 1pm today.

 

[Lightning1995]

So are there still side deals To be announced directly related to the draft picks?

 

[LightningStrikes]

So are there still side deals To be announced directly related to the draft picks?

Rumor is there are two or three to be announced after 1pm today.

 

[DMB06]

So you all are saying Seattle picked bad roster?
Can we await for trade like we get Gourde they get Johnsson and they retain 50% of Gourdes salary,to get a potential 30+ goal scorer?
But honestly,i already dont like them for taking Gourde(

If I remember correctly you can trade a player right back to the team you took him from, but you can't retain any of the salary. Would be an interesting move if they took Gourde to hold him hostage basically, trying to get more assets out of us to take on TJ's contract and then include Gourde as part of the trade.

I seriously doubt that's what they did but it would be kind of funny if so.

 

[The Macho King]

I don't really see the problem with the roster drafted. Were better players available in some cases? Yes. Were they usually attached to an awful or risky deal? Pretty much.

A "better team" would put them near the cap, and they likely wouldn't be a cup contender.

The Kraken didn't stray that far off the mock draft meta, and the Rangers, Canucks, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Jackets, Wings, etc. didn't have a lot to offer anyway.

It's not that he didn't take the "best players" in all situations. It's that he didn't get any enticement to not take those players.

 

[These Are The Days]

I'm pretty sure there weren't any side deals at all

 

[The Macho King]

Rumor is there are two or three to be announced after 1pm today.

I think those are not "side deals" as much as flips.

 

[Felonious Python]

It's not that he didn't take the "best players" in all situations. It's that he didn't get any enticement to not take those players.

I'll agree with that. It doesn't seem like they really squeezed everything they could out of trade opportunities.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

So are there still side deals To be announced directly related to the draft picks?

It sounds like these aren't directly related to the draft, but are post-draft deals.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Seattle lmao, what is you doing.

Not sure if NHL or AHL team

tank. It's what I would do

 

[T REX]

Read something about a deal with seattle...anyone else

 

[Rschmitz]

tank. It's what I would do

They should make a bunch of side deals then and accumulate 1sts like Vegas.

Vegas made win-win trades, and were rewarded for it

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

i nominate for worst gm in hockey ...cant wait till yzerman does a deal with him or jbb does ....this draft is god awful im sorry todd told me he was a bad gm...i think a professionals 12 year old son could do a better job its beyond laughable....they did get larsson edmontons most important player imho cause have no stud dmen now.....but the rest??yanni is probably their best player....poor yanni


edit tanking dont work ask the wings

 

[Hoek]

i nominate for worst gm in hockey ...cant wait till yzerman does a deal with him or jbb does ....this draft is god awful im sorry todd told me he was a bad gm...i think a professionals 12 year old son could do a better job its beyond laughable....they did get larsson edmontons most important player imho cause have no stud dmen now.....but the rest??yanni is probably their best player....poor yanni


edit tanking dont work ask the wings

I think Oilers GM is still worse they could conceivably finish behind Seattle even with two of the best players in the league, lol.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Rumor is there are two or three to be announced after 1pm today.

Not if Seravalli has anything to say about it

 

[T REX]

Cirelli better pick it up big time.

He played like ass last year and I think we should have protected Gourde over him.

Cirelli...you owe us big time. Step it up bud.

 

[Point21]

Really hope JBB has some tricks up his sleeves these next few days... even though the RFA's wont cost much, their cap hits will add up fast (unless sent to the AHL). still need to move one of Palat/Killorn/Johnson to be safely under the cap and resign the RFA's