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Pre-Season Seattle Kraken Forecast

Created by: OldNYIfan
Team: 2021-22 Custom Team
Initial Creation Date: Dec. 14, 2020
Published: Dec. 15, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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I was going to publish a list of each team's Significant Players Exposed, in part to explain why I chose the players I did, but the effort got much too lengthy. If you have any input or questions about a particular team or player, let me know.

The defense looks okay, not surprisingly since by definition most teams will have to expose their fourth-best blue-liner, and the centers and right wings aren't too bad, but I was surprised at how weak the left wings are. I'll have to go back over all of my choices to see where that can be improved.

With Andersen in Toronto and Rinne in Nashville and both guys in Carolina on contracts expiring at the end of this season, plus goaltending questions in Boston, Chicago, Colorado and San Jose, I think someone would give me a second for one of the three experienced netminders I have here. And Miller and Murphy are attractive rentals in training camp 2021.

Scratches are those players (two LWs, two Cs and three d-men) I'm not sure will make the NHL in 2021-2022.

Other than a half-hearted effort at the forwards, I haven't tried to order the lines or pairings.

Of course, Trade Deadline 2021 will render a lot of this moot.
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
30$81,500,000$73,223,810$0$0$8,276,190
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Heinen, Dan
$3,000,000$3,000,000
Logo of the Calgary Flames
Backlund, Mikael
$5,350,000$5,350,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Palat, Ondrej
$5,300,000$5,300,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
Greenway, Jordan
$2,100,000$2,100,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Kerfoot, Alexander
$3,500,000$3,500,000
LW, C, RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Tanev, Brandon
$3,500,000$3,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
Grundström, Carl
$725,000$725,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
Copp, Andrew
$2,500,000$2,500,000
Logo of the Nashville Predators
Sissons, Colton
$2,857,143$2,857,143
C, RW
UFA - 5
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
Sundqvist, Oskar
$2,750,000$2,750,000
RW, C
UFA - 2
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
Fischer, Christian
$1,000,000$1,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
Howden, Brett
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
Skjei, Brady
$5,250,000$5,250,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
Miller, Colin
$3,875,000$3,875,000
RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
Allen, Jake
$2,875,000$2,875,000
G
UFA - 2
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
Murphy, Connor
$3,850,000$3,850,000
RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Detroit Red Wings
Greiss, Thomas
$3,600,000$3,600,000
G
UFA - 1
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
Gostisbehere, Shayne
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Florida Panthers
Gudas, Radko
$2,500,000$2,500,000
RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Vancouver Canucks
Holtby, Braden
$2,000,000$2,000,000
G
UFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Graves, Ryan
$3,166,667$3,166,667
LD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
Kivlenieks, Matiss
$725,000$725,000
G
RFA - 1
Siegenthaler, Jonas
$1,000,000$1,000,000
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
Halbgewachs, Jayden
$725,000$725,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
Koivula, Otto
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Chlapik, Filip
$1,000,000$1,000,000
McLeod, Michael
$1,000,000$1,000,000
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
Lagesson, William
$725,000$725,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Boston Bruins
Lauzon, Jérémy
$850,000$850,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Honka, Julius
$1,000,000$1,000,000

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Dec. 15, 2020 at 12:20 p.m.
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This is one of the most realistic ones i've seen yet. Good job
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.
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Quoting: A_Habs_fan
This is one of the most realistic ones I've seen yet. Good job


Thanks. That's very generous and kind of you. Other than speculating about what Tampa is going to do about their cap problems, there's not much for us to realistically play around with until training camps start up.
Dec. 15, 2020 at 12:31 p.m.
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Thanks. That's very generous and kind of you. Other than speculating about what Tampa is going to do about their cap problems, there's not much for us to realistically play around with until training camps start up.


I've seen people thinking Dumba or other decently big names being unprotected while with yours pretty much everyone will most likely be left being unprotected
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.
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They'll probably take one of Ottawa's goalies more than Chlapik.
Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.
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They'll probably take one of Ottawa's goalies more than Chlapik.


The problem is that they can only take so many goalies (I’m pretty sure 6 maximum). So Seattle might have to make decisions like Vegas where they take a slightly worse player because they aren’t a goalie.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:25 p.m.
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Really like seeing Tanev in this.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.
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I can tell you that Kivlenieks won't be the player taken from Columbus. His potential is as am NHL backup at best. Look for seattle to take a player like Jenner or Savard. Someone who can play a significant role for them or someone they can trade for a good price. Other options would be Stenlund, Kukan, Nyquist, Grigorenko, or a guy like Robinson.

My protected list from CBJ right now is (8-1) PLD, Domi, Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Werenski, Gavrikov, Kukan and Korpisalo. Notable exempt players are; Merzlinkins, Texier, Bremstrom, Peeke, and Vehvilainen.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.
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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15
The problem is that they can only take so many goalies (I’m pretty sure 6 maximum). So Seattle might have to make decisions like Vegas where they take a slightly worse player because they aren’t a goalie.


Or they could take a goalie from Ottawa and not take Kivlenieks from Columbus.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:35 p.m.
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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15
The problem is that they can only take so many goalies (I’m pretty sure 6 maximum). So Seattle might have to make decisions like Vegas where they take a slightly worse player because they aren’t a goalie.


The problem is that some teams have a dearth of legitimate proven-NHL-quality players to be exposed. (Here, I've taken 7 such players.) I've already got 4 goalies and selecting any more just means reducing the actual roster by one skater per. (As you can see, I only have 12 forwards as it is.) If I were to take another goalie, it would be Khudobin (whom I could easily flip) and then I wouldn't take Kivlenieks.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:43 p.m.
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I can tell you that Kivlenieks won't be the player taken from Columbus. His potential is as am NHL backup at best. Look for seattle to take a player like Jenner or Savard. Someone who can play a significant role for them or someone they can trade for a good price. Other options would be Stenlund, Kukan, Nyquist, Grigorenko, or a guy like Robinson.

My protected list from CBJ right now is (8-1) PLD, Domi, Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Werenski, Gavrikov, Kukan and Korpisalo. Notable exempt players are; Merzlinkins, Texier, Bremstrom, Peeke, and Vehvilainen.


Thanks a ton for input from the #1Columbus authority. Columbus, like Dallas, presents a problem because under a 7-3-1 scheme, they don't currently have 2 forwards likely to be exposed who aren't under contract for 2021-2022. Going 8 and 1 would make it much easier for me, as I would select from among Jenner, Nyquist and Stenlund.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:46 p.m.
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Quoting: sens65
They'll probably take one of Ottawa's goalies more than Chlapik.


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Or they could take a goalie from Ottawa and not take Kivlenieks from Columbus.


I would much prefer to choose from between Abramov, Balcers and Chlapik. I'd pick all of them before taking a goalie from Ottawa.
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Dec. 15, 2020 at 3:34 p.m.
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Im not sure kerfoot gets exposed, unless someone more significant is added to the lineup.

Tavares
Matthews
Marner
Nylander
Mikheyev
Hyman
Kerfoot

Rielly
Brodie
Muzzin

Campbell
Dec. 15, 2020 at 6:19 p.m.
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Im not sure kerfoot gets exposed, unless someone more significant is added to the lineup.

Tavares
Matthews
Marner
Nylander
Mikheyev
Hyman
Kerfoot

Rielly
Brodie
Muzzin

Campbell


I protected Dermott on the theory that Mikheyev isn't eligible, Hyman doesn't have to be protected at all and I don't mind losing Kerfoot and his cap hit.
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