Team: 2022-23 Seattle Kraken

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 8, 2022

Published: Sep. 8, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Of all the Kraken trade proposals I've seen mentioned, by far the most common player involved is Carson Soucy. I understand why. He's a defensively sound defenseman who makes his team better whenever he's on the ice and has a reasonable cap hit.

I don't see much reason for the Kraken to trade Soucy right now; he was one of the few players with a positive plus/minus for the team last season and they're looking to improve, so he'll be a key contributor. They also have three left handed defensemen and three right handed defensemen with him in the fold, so there's no imbalance to solve. However, if Seattle is selling at the deadline again and they can't extend Soucy, they'll likely trade him. Given the amount of trade calls they fielded on him last year, it's a good bet there will be interest.

With that in mind, if a team wants Soucy now, they'll likely have to overpay, given that Seattle will likely be able to get a very good return for him at the deadline. I understand the trade below is an overpay, but if the Oilers are looking to swap Barrie for Soucy, that is what it might take given their need to become cap compliant before the season and the lack of pressure on the Kraken's end to trade Soucy.