Confirmed with Link: Welcome back, Gavin Bayreuther!

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[Nanabijou]

That's hilarious. Well, quite a different expansion draft this for CBJ compared to Vegas year! Guess the franchise was due one after Wild Bill.

 

[Finner]

Wow we just get a Seattle Kraken legend Gavin! That was fun!

 

[MissADD]

Not sure I like the 2nd year being a 1 way deal, but it is still hilarious

 

[Viqsi]

Waiting for the Kraken fan with the username Bayreutherwehardlyknewye.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

The return of two long-lost prodigal sons within a few days of each other: Voracek and Bayreuther.

 

[stevo61]

That is actually hilarious. Good depth guy to have

 

[LoneFunyan]

Wait - what?

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

How bad is our roster depth that an expansion team didn't even want any of our exposed players?

 

[Crede777]

Seems like Seattle didn't do their homework.

Then again, maybe they assumed they would get someone who wasn't ultimately available.

At the beginning of the season the expected 4 Seattle would choose from were:
Nutivaara (traded)
Kukan (exposed)
Robinson (protected)
Kivlenieks (RIP).

A lot happened over the course of the season and maybe it was too much. Plus, Bayreuther was up in the lineup near the very end of the season.

 

[Viqsi]

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

This is hilarious

 

[CalBuckeyeRob]

That means at some point during the prep someone in the Seattle room asked: "Do we have to take someone from Columbus?" and was told they did.

 

[DarkandStormy]

I better see a Kraken Bayreuther jersey this season.

 

[CBJ goalie]

So ****ing strange

 

[EspenK]

Is this when as true blue,Blue Jackets fans we are supposed to be overwhelmed with the brilliance of the front office. Yay!

 

[JacketsDavid]

This may be the most Blue Jacket thing ever...

 

[koteka]

That means at some point during the prep someone in the Seattle room asked: "Do we have to take someone from Columbus?" and was told they did.

Seattle said, “You can force us to choose a Blue Jacket, but you cannot force us to keep a Blue Jacket!”

 

[Long Live Lyle]

This kinda makes me think they would've taken Kivlenieks.

 

[SavesEmNot]

Hey Kraken...

 

[NotWendell]

It's almost like he never left!

 

[CBJWerenski8]

This kinda makes me think they would've taken Kivlenieks.

Certainly would have gave him a good look. But I think their eyes were set on Robinson too.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

Certainly would have gave him a good look. But I think their eyes were set on Robinson too.

We protected Robinson (and Kivi’s death wouldn’t have changed that decision). I meant if the tragedy didn’t occur, I think it’s likely Kivi would’ve been the pick. I agree that I think Robinson was likely their top realistic option, until we protected him.