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[MMC]

Was the Kraken's expansion pick

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[Tasteless Beaver]

Francis, you moron. You could have taken...I don't know...Max Domi, instead of ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

 

[Superlative Soup]

Kraken legend

 

[miscs75]

Ron just lost his #24 defenseman on the depth chart

 

[Magic Mittens]

Lol great pick Seattle

 

[Gurglesons]

God, Seattle is an embarrassment.

 

[JJTT]

Wtf Seattle, why didn't they take Stenlund or Kukan..

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

So the Kraken passed on Domi, why again?

 

[Bruce Granville]

Francis, lol.

 

[Crede777]

They could have had Stenlund or Kukan with term and at least gotten some value lol.

Even if they're not opening night roster, they can be AHL injury call ups and are probably worth a late pick.

Edit - Then again, a late pick isn't much so it's whatever.

 

[Wats]

So confused, it's like they panic picked some guys randomly during expansion draft..

 

[Malkinstheman]

Francis is a dolt

 

[PAZ]

Seattle looking more and more like a joke franchise.

With Haksol behind the bench and the roster make-up of that team.... good luck gaining fans.

 

[terranraida]

why, Ron?

 

[LokiDog]

They could have had Stenlund or Kukan with term and at least gotten some value lol.

Even if they're not opening night roster, they can be AHL injury call ups and are probably worth a late pick.

This is the biggest thing I have an issue with. I don't care that we passed on Domi. There's enough compelling argument for that to be a sound decision. But Kukan is a solid depth fill-in at good cost, which every team needs, and had they decided they were set on D (they drafted Bayreuther whose a Dman anyway...) then Stenlund who could be your 4C or a first injury call up and has some upside to be a full-time NHL bottom six guy. Instead they took a UFA they had no interest in signing. I get they only have so many roster spots but when you have a chance for a free asset, why would you take nothing instead?

 

[GoJackets1]

WTF is Francis doing? I mean, running an expansion team must be difficult, but not this difficult.

 

[Seb]

Awesome pick Seattle!

 

[Brodeur]

So the Kraken passed on Domi, why again?

They'd rather spend 5.3 mil in cap space (6 mil in actual salary) on something else? Not sure Domi would have tremendous trade value right now, you could trade him at the deadline but you would have paid like 4 million to get a non-premium pick back. I get that it seems like poor asset management to punt on a pick, but avoiding a bad contract makes some sense.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

... LOL wtf? What a useless pick by the Kraken.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

They'd rather spend 5.3 mil in cap space (6 mil in actual salary) on something else? Not sure Domi would have tremendous trade value right now, you could trade him at the deadline but you would have paid like 4 million to get a non-premium pick back. I get that it seems like poor asset management to punt on a pick, but avoiding a bad contract makes some sense.

Well they spent $5.9 mil on Grubauer today. I guess that's something.

 

[Canuck86]

Kraken made the wrong choice with their GM selection...have fun being a kraken fan when they passed on numerous NHL players for no namers in expansion. Worst case you trade Domi, Tarasenko, Dillon etc for picks instead of taking a bunch of plugs

 

[PAZ]

They'd rather spend 5.3 mil in cap space (6 mil in actual salary) on something else? Not sure Domi would have tremendous trade value right now, you could trade him at the deadline but you would have paid like 4 million to get a non-premium pick back. I get that it seems like poor asset management to punt on a pick, but avoiding a bad contract makes some sense.

They could've had Stenlund or Kukan if they were petrified of being stuck with Domi's 5.3 mil in cap space - really doesn't make any sense.

 

[Viqsi]

Nice to be on the other side of the punchline for once.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Let’s get Kraken!

 

[CraigsList]

Francis, you moron. You could have taken...I don't know...Max Domi, instead of ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Domi will be injured for a good chunk of the season