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Seattle expansion draft thread

Jul. 21, 2021 at 8:16 p.m.
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This expansion draft show seems so forced.


gotta make it last 2 hours somehow
Jul. 21, 2021 at 8:17 p.m.
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gotta make it last 2 hours somehow


This should be an hour at most. I get the trying to hype they are trying to build, but it's been just a sad show so far.
Jul. 21, 2021 at 9:05 p.m.
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This team is gonna be really bad next season. Hopefully, for their sake, they stockpile a ton of high picks and top prospects over the next couple seasons. I'm just not seeing anything close to Vegas potential, or even playoff potential. Seattle will end up performing just like most expansion teams.
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Jul. 21, 2021 at 9:34 p.m.
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that sucked

was hoping for better selections from some of the teams.
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Jul. 21, 2021 at 10:05 p.m.
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So that happened. Jesus Christ, this Kraken team is going to be terrible
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Jul. 21, 2021 at 10:39 p.m.
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Quoting: wabit
This expansion draft show seems so forced.


Waste of our time
Leaks ruined it
Some teams favored over others
No side Deals
TRASH

HOPE THEY WIN 0 GAMES
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Jul. 21, 2021 at 10:41 p.m.
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Quoting: mondo
that sucked

was hoping for better selections from some of the teams.


The fact there were no side deals with some of their picks yet they choose the best guys in Toronto, St Louis, NYI, and Tampa pissed me off.

Waiting for Matthews and Marner to get hat tricks each time we play against them or any of the stars from the other teams mentioned
Jul. 22, 2021 at 1:41 a.m.
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I'm meh about the lack of side deals. There took the best guy from most every team. Maybe not the best player available from every team, but adding a bunch of rental or rental + 1 bloated contracts doesn't do them much good either in the long run. Their choices were closer to that of CBJ/MN than what Vegas got to choose from.

Not biting on the bait (Price, Tank, etc) other GMs left out there is a smart thing. Sure the team could have looked better on paper, but it also would have added $20m in cap to players that were going to bolt in a year or two as UFAs, or be too old to bother with. It keeps the other teams in their cap hell, while having plenty of room to do what they want in free agency.

They are set to be a big boy hockey team that grinds others to dust next year. It should work enough in the Pacific to get them into the Playoffs next year as the 3rd seed.
Jul. 22, 2021 at 11:11 a.m.
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I'm meh about the lack of side deals. There took the best guy from most every team. Maybe not the best player available from every team, but adding a bunch of rental or rental + 1 bloated contracts doesn't do them much good either in the long run. Their choices were closer to that of CBJ/MN than what Vegas got to choose from.

Not biting on the bait (Price, Tank, etc) other GMs left out there is a smart thing. Sure the team could have looked better on paper, but it also would have added $20m in cap to players that were going to bolt in a year or two as UFAs, or be too old to bother with. It keeps the other teams in their cap hell, while having plenty of room to do what they want in free agency.

They are set to be a big boy hockey team that grinds others to dust next year. It should work enough in the Pacific to get them into the Playoffs next year as the 3rd seed.


All the side deals will be announced today at 6PM my time (1PM Eastern) and it should then become a lot clearer why the Kraken took some of the players they did.
Jul. 22, 2021 at 11:15 a.m.
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Quoting: A_Habs_fan
Columbus Blue Jackets
Atkinson, Nyquist, Laine, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Robinson, Jones, Werenski, Gavrikov, Korpisalo

Surprises: Robinson over Domi

Picks: Domi, Stenlund


Surprises: that Gavin guy over everybody else.
Jul. 22, 2021 at 11:20 a.m.
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All the side deals will be announced today at 6PM my time (1PM Eastern) and it should then become a lot clearer why the Kraken took some of the players they did.


Nope, those are the flipping player deals
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Jul. 22, 2021 at 11:28 a.m.
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Nope, those are the flipping player deals


According to Friedmann, all deals regarding the expansion draft (both picks for expansion draft considerations and moving the players they got in expansion) will be announced today.
Jul. 22, 2021 at 12:34 p.m.
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According to Friedmann, all deals regarding the expansion draft (both picks for expansion draft considerations and moving the players they got in expansion) will be announced today.


It’s been confirmed there are no expansion draft considerations deals
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Jul. 22, 2021 at 12:41 p.m.
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It’s been confirmed there are no expansion draft considerations deals


Oh, I see... that makes me question some of these pics a LOT more
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Jul. 22, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.
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Oh, I see... that makes me question some of these pics a LOT more


Same
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Jul. 22, 2021 at 5:38 p.m.
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Same


Geekie over Bean
Soucy over Kakhonen
Bunch of AHL guys over Domi, Gaudette, etc

Yet for some teams Francis takes the best guy

Favoratism lul (jk no idea)
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