The retention seems kind of pointless, no?

To get the cap hit to equal Strome's I guess

Picked that number just to make Gourde’s cap hit match Strome’s. I don’t know how much Seattle would realistically retain or if they’d even trade Gourde but I’d overpay to get him.

Why the hell do I see so many people trying to trade Strome for Gourde. Gourde is still good, but so is Strome and he’s 1.5 years younger and puts up better numbers?

I say this as someone who has not been the biggest Strome fan since he’s been here and am fully on board for trading him for the right return. I just don’t think Gourde is it.

Given that teams are only allowed to do retention on three contracts, and the krakens apparent wish to weaponize cap space, I kind of doubt they do retention that small.

Gourde is so so so much better than strome. That’s why.

I actually like Strome more than most but it’s pretty clear he’s getting traded this offseason. Gourde’s point production comes nowhere close to Strome but he brings a 2 way presence, championship pedigree(which Drury is looking for), and he’s great on faceoffs where NYR were terrible last year.

If they want to retain more in that deal then be my guest lol

I bet they would, with more compensation. They’re going to look to maximize compensation for retained contracts.