CapFriendly, however, made Panik available, who, while cheaper and younger, was not nearly as productive as Oshie. On the wings and  defense, there are some solid options and a tremendous amount of depth, statements that are almost certain to be true when the first Seattle team takes the ice because of how the expansion draft rules are configured. Make sure you guys let me know your thoughts on today's video! Another outdated/simply erroneous protected list. My defense was already rounded out by this point and Winnipeg had a few serviceable forward options available, such as Andrew Copp and Mason Appleton. is a senior in the McDonough School of Business, and former Sports Executive and Editor of The Voice. November 25, 2020 Jack Fenty 8 min read. It’s difficult to know what to do with the players slated to be free agents before Seattle drafts. Georgetown University Florida, Columbus, and Carolina are potential candidates to strike a side deal with Seattle to stay away from some of the defensemen that were considered. Try and follow me here: on CapFriendly’s list, the Islanders protected winger Josh Bailey and quality forward prospect Kieffer Bellows while leaving Jean-Gabriel Pageau and his brand-new deal paying him $5 million a year until 2026 up for grabs, along with bottom-six center Casey Cizikas. For now though, we’ll take Murray, who was left exposed by both The Athletic and CapFriendly. It’s like you went out of your way to pick the biggest bust prospect on every team instead of a solid player. This is a situation like Buffalo’s earlier – it’s pretty clear the Caps will probably only be able to protect one of wingers TJ Oshie and Richard Panik. We're 2 years away from Seattle's NHL Expansion Draft. In a little over a year from now, the Seattle hockey expansion draft takes place. Reigning Norris Trophy winner Mark Giordano could be available, but he’ll be 37 at the time of the expansion draft while carrying a $6.75 million contract with one year left. Of the players selected in this 2021 NHL Expansion Mock Draft, eighteen are forwards, nine are defensemen, and three are goaltenders. Since I can’t nab Bailey or Bellows in the mock engine, I begrudgingly picked up Cizikas, who slots in as my (gulp) first-line center. Whether that means a formidable tandem or a single all-star between the pipes, quality goaltending is a staple for success. Only one thing about his most recent NHL expansion … Seattle Kraken: How Torey Krug's Trade Rights Shake the Expansion? The Athletic chose an 8-1 protection list and saw the minute-muncher Chiarot walk away; on CapFriendly both of Mete and Juulsen are available, and I’ll gladly take the 22-year old left-shot D with three NHL seasons under his belt, even if he doesn’t have Juulsen’s first-round draft pedigree. Evander Kane and Jonathan Dahlen won’t actually be available to Seattle in all likelihood, so I pivoted and took a look at the Sharks’ previously-vaunted D-corps for help. I tabbed the former fifth-rounder here. One of them will probably be available in a year’s time, so we’ll take a chance on Zacha and hope he can experience a William Karlsson-like breakthrough in Seattle. protected Copp and, upon further review, it seems like the Jets would do the same, but I’m not going to feel too guilty about stealing a 26-year old center who has never topped 28 points. That’s not as cardinal a transgression as it might sound – Zacha hasn’t really shown much over four NHL seasons  and will probably never live up to his high draft billing. Join us as we create a mock draft for the new Seattle … Florida’s one of the rare teams that actually has a couple unrestricted free agents of note to deal with after the season in Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov. Though goaltender Pavel Francouz is intriguing, this decision comes down to Andre Burakovsky or Tyson Jost. 1 of 31. seattle gets the same rules as the golden knights did in the 2017 nhl expansion draft. March 31, 2020. This expansion draft could help teams in a Salary Cap crunch like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning … Some necessary disclaimers as we wade through this exercise: Want to see the squad I landed just picking the best of the best available on CapFriendly’s sim? Welcome to Pacific Northwest Sports first “Way Too Early” mock expansion draft for the still-unnamed Seattle hockey team. Pageau isn’t going to be available to Seattle, which means either Bailey or Bellows would actually be exposed on a more realistic list – both are actually out there in The Athletic’s article because they opted to protect Cizikas as well. This is where CapFriendly passed the point of no return (or the point of being remotely helpful for me) as their engine exposed Filip Forsberg, who has never recorded below, points in a full year, while protecting Colton Sissons, who had. Just to jog some memories, remember that each existing team can choose to protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie. It doesn’t make much of a difference to me – Chicago doesn’t have much tantalizing fodder for Seattle. With roughly seven months to go until the expansion draft, this our fifth attempt to populate the Seattle Kraken roster, with the help of staff from around The Athletic’s NHL family. Teams that turn in quality postseason runs have outstanding goaltending in common. Perron had a quite shocking season with 60 points in 71 games, and even though he’s already 32, that $4 million cap hit for legitimate top-six production could be too much to pass up for Seattle. Seattle Kraken’s Ron Francis is a smart general manager to stick with a proven blueprint. Seattle Kraken expansion mock draft 5.0: Who won’t the Penguins lose? By Rob Rossi Dec 11, 2020 34 . Finally, the goaltending trio of Murray, Demko, and Campbell obviously lacks a Vezina candidate-type, but it’s a tremendous group overall, and there’s a fairly good chance all three will have to be left unprotected by their respective teams barring any side deals. I actually didn’t realize Cernak was up for grabs on CapFriendly, but given our stash of solid D-prospects already (with more to come, no doubt, as Francis loads up on draft picks in side deals), I’ll gladly take Killorn, who was pacing for 31 goals this season and is on a deal paying him $4.45 million until 2023. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. We are still over a year away from the Seattle expansion draft in June 2021, but on Tuesday The Athletic published its third mock expansion draft with projections for who each team will protect, who will be left exposed and who ultimately will be selected. For any trades to take place, Seattle must first pay their $650mil entry fee in full before they can make any offers. Most NHL franchises will likely use the 7/3/1 format to protect more players. This group took up only $62.4 million of the $79.5 million upper cap limit, so Francis will maintain maximum cap flexibility as Seattle may eye a big-name addition via the trade or free agent markets to attempt a year one postseason run, which is entirely possible. You can read it here. Flames GM Brad Treliving seems to believe young defenseman Juuso Valimaki will be exempt from the expansion draft after missing the entire season due to injury, while veteran blueliners TJ Brodie and Travis Hamonic are both out of contract after the upcoming playoffs. My defense was already rounded out by this point and Winnipeg had a few serviceable forward options available, such as Andrew Copp and Mason Appleton. Since I can’t nab Bailey or Bellows in the mock engine, I begrudgingly picked up Cizikas, who slots in as my (gulp) first-line center. I’ll take Steel and bet on his potential shining through eventually, even if his 22-point season this year didn’t exactly display it. The 26-year old certainly struggled this season, but it’s tough to argue with two Stanley Cup wins. The former means seven forwards, three defensemen, and a goaltender are protected. Teams must follow one of two formats when protecting players. Seattle gets the same rules as the Vegas Golden Knights did in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. This was still early in the exercise, and the GM in me thought I had just gotten some dumb luck that the Yotes left Garland up for grabs while holding onto Lawson Crouse. For any trades to take place, Seattle must first pay their $650mil entry fee in full before they can make any offers. Seattle Kraken: Shayne Gostisbehere Trade Rumors Good News For Us? Erik Karlsson and Marc-Edouard Vlasic have no-move-clauses in their contracts and with the Sharks likely using their last protected spot on Brent Burns, I’ll scoop up Radim Simek, a left-shot who was a replacement-level player this year but is signed at just $2.25 million until 2024. James van Riemsdyk’s numbers were down a bit this season and he doesn’t come cheap at $7 million until 2023, but he’s still the obvious choice for a Seattle team that will lack proven scorers. Expansion topics are always a pleasure, but like everyone else, right now I’m just dying for hockey to return. For now though, we’ll take Murray, who was left exposed by both. Written by . Eric Stephens from. Unless the rebuilding (reloading?) Current teams can protect up to eight players. As. There is quite a bit of roster turnover year-to-year in the NHL, and teams will be especially diligent on this front ahead of Seattle’s draft. To summarize: if GM Ron Francis wants to … The reigning Cup champs won’t be able to keep the whole gang together, and right now Seattle has a few proven NHLers to decide between in David Perron and Zach Sanford on the wings and Justin Faulk and Marco Scandella on defense (assuming captain Alex Pietrangelo re-signs).