Dumoulin is probably ticketed for the bottom pair in Seattle to fill Soucy’s shoes. He’s a defensive defenseman who should provide some penalty killing ability and hopefully will rebound a bit if his injury issues from last season are behind him. Overall I think he’ll be a decent stopgap option for the Kraken until Ryker Evans seizes a full time role.
Dumoulin played his way out of Pittsburgh with bad defensive play over the past two seasons. He could fit in as a third pairing defenseman for Seattle.
The Penguins' defense improved significantly with Dumoulin leaving.