![]() Speaking of uninspiring, that was the wider reaction to the Kraken hiring Dave Hakstol as their first head coach. The #coyotes now own two first-round picks and five second-round picks in the 2022 draft.Īn early view of the Kraken’s likely style, starting with Hakstol as head coach Kraken fans should feel some jealousy about how other teams “weaponized” their cap space. In these early days, they deserve a grade that fits with a larger Kraken theme: generally inoffensive, but uninspiring. But, yeah, it would’ve been nice if the Kraken made more than seven draft picks.Īs of this writing, the Kraken racked up some extra 20 NHL Draft picks by trading the likes of Vitek Vanecek and Tyler Pitlick:Įxtra 2022 NHL Draft picks for Kraken: Flames’ fourth-rounderĮxtra 2023 NHL Draft picks for Kraken: Jets’ second-rounder, Avalanche’s fourth-rounderįor the sake of their greater ambitions, let’s hope - and assume - that the Kraken will load up more for future drafts. ![]() The Athletic’s Corey Pronman gave them a B-, while Elite Prospects graded them with a B. Broadly, they hit a “double” rather than homering. In particular, pundits approved of the Kraken playing it safe with Matty Beniers at No. Overall, the Kraken scored decent reviews for their 2021 NHL Draft haul. Solid, unspectacular performance re: 2021 NHL Draft, adding future picks Then we can ponder the perilous question of how we think they’ll do. Deeper comparisons between the first days of the Kraken and Golden Knights have merit, too.įor now, though, let’s spend less time looking at what the Kraken should have done, and focus more on what they actually did. There’s also the impossible battle between the real-life Seattle Kraken, and the versions that live on in our imaginations.ĭown the line, we can grumble over grievances about missed opportunities. Those takes aren’t going to heat up by themselves.Ĭonsider, for instance, the pitfalls of comparing the Kraken and Golden Knights without going overboard. ![]() ![]() Yet like a wayward crew of pirates (picture them with hackneyed accents), hockey writers must forge on. Like tangling with a mythical Kraken, it’s dangerous to assume too much about Seattle’s expansion NHL team. ![]()
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