GDT: Kraken expansion draft (5 PM PST, ESPN2)

[Cogburn]

I'm glad all the Price chatter was for not.

Seems like they are not going for all BPA though, let's see how this pans out with Larsson and Oleksiak signing, we aren't taking all lesser known guys. Dreidger too.

Let's see who else we get here!

Edit: Gourde and McCann got selected while I was typing, solid and almost concensus picks. Nice.

 

[GM Armchair]

Sorry for the formatting on the 1st post. Should have built a table ..

Thank you for your time and effort

 

[LokiDog]

So far, so good. Everything as expected.

No Vatrano deal with the Dreidger pick.

 

[GM Armchair]

So far, so good. Everything as expected.

No Vatrano deal with the Dreidger pick.

Are they announcing any deals right now?

 

[StarterHart]

Are they announcing any deals right now?

None as of yet.

 

[UseYourHedman]

Geekie. Best name of the draft!

 

[StarterHart]

Chris Fowler repeatedly dunking on bad teams is hilarious

 

[PG Canuck]

So uhm uh, I sure hope there are a bunch of side deals still yet to come

 

[RainyCityHockey]

So uhm uh, I sure hope there are a bunch of side deals still yet to come

I wouldn't count on that.
That's at least what all the insiders have pointed towards.

 

[kihei]

Bayreuther. Why? He'll never dress for a single game for the Kraken.

 

[PG Canuck]

I wouldn't count on that.
That's at least what all the insiders have pointed towards.

That is not good...

 

[LokiDog]

Unless they’re holding trades back until the end this is very underwhelming… difficult to believe that they’re half way through the league without a single deal. Curious to see what’s happening here.

 

[StarterHart]

Unless they’re holding trades back until the end this is very underwhelming… difficult to believe that they’re half way through the league without a single deal. Curious to see what’s happening here.

Agreed. They have to be saving them for after all the picks are made. There's absolutely no chance that zero deals were made, and if they don't announce those during the broadcast, and this entire production only repeats what was leaked by noon, I would consider this a pretty big fail.

 

[PG Canuck]

Unless they’re holding trades back until the end this is very underwhelming… difficult to believe that they’re half way through the league without a single deal. Curious to see what’s happening here.

If there are no side deals, this team will be rebuilding for the first 5 years at bare minimum, and that may be generous.

If they made these picks based on who they wanted, they have instilled absolutely zero confidence in me they will be able to build a roster.

Reserving judgement until this is over and hopefully trades are made.

 

[PG Canuck]

Very happy Tanev was picked. He was a no brainer to me.

 

[GM Armchair]

Really happy with this pick of Vanecek

 

[LokiDog]

Tanev is 100% going to be a fan favorite. Probably get some third line minutes and have a career year too.

 

[Gurglesons]

It’s bizarre that they went with who they went with.

Tanev is a solid 4th liner, but like.. Zucker and Pettersson are much better. That contract is dog shit.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Rough start.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Home Opener will be on October 23rd against Vancouver

 

[PG Canuck]

No shock they play the Canucks first game at home lol

I’ll be hoping both teams just have fun

 

[DanoCanuck]

This event is a yawner. Real cheese ball ugly. This is the best they can do? Bringing in Fowler...WTF? So many others to choose and we get a college football guy calling out Carolina Panthers. Sheesh

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Are we tanking?

 

[RainyCityHockey]

So they bring out Kemp & Payton to announce Quennville from Chicago....

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Lauzon: Solid, obvious pick. Good upside.

I went with D-man J Zboril instead but I knew it was between the two! I liked The Czech better! Hoping for the best for Jeremy Lauzon in Seattle though!!!