I guess they figured the price of acquiring a middle 6 W/C on a $3ish contract would be more expensive after the expansion draft than before. Just like the Canucks. I’m sure Richardinson would cost more than a 3rd under normal circumstances.
- 1970vintage

Dubas sure flies under the radar for a guy who has traded so many firsts , always in cap hell , no playoff success and bad signings.

Apples to apples, Fleurie at the expansion draft had just lost his job to Matt Murray, Price was a Conn Smyth consideration (until the final)

Just saying.
- 1970vintage

True, and the more I read the more I like Seattle to take Price. If they could start with Price in goal and land someone like Landeskog for captain, Tarasenko, and Johansen at centre. That’s a pretty good start to a respectable roster.

It’s a goodie. When I was like 11 or 12 I had the Ghosts cover as a poster in my room for years. I had so many album posters then. Those and Farrah Fawcett, Heather Thomas, and Christie Brinkley posters.
- bloatedmosquito

True, and the more I read the more I like Seattle to take Price. If they could start with Price in goal and land someone like Landeskog for captain, Tarasenko, and Johansen at centre. That’s a pretty good start to a respectable roster.
- bloatedmosquito

Yes it is, but that is already about 35 million in cap space.

Go crazy Kracken, take Price eat the big bonus, retain a little and flip him to Boston. Could you imagine the rioting in Montreal

Yes it is, but that is already about 35 million in cap space.
- Reubenkincade

Man I hope that is their roster

Yep. Today's blog starts with a quick look at the shiny baubles available to Seattle, then shifts to where the Canucks might fit into the picture and ends with a look at new arrival Jason Richardinson.

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...n-Richardinson/194/112534

Yes it is, but that is already about 35 million in cap space.
- Reubenkincade

So I guess Weber and Subban as your starting two is out of the question?

CapFriendly updated their Seattle Expansion Draft to include all the protected/unprotected players. Pretty easy to go through and build a team/see what it costs... really quickly skimming through without much research:

Drouin - Johansen - Tarasenko
Domi - Tierny - Bailey
Namestnikov - Kerfoot - Compher
Mathieu Joseph - Bjugstad - Appleton
(Ritchie, Aston-Reese, Athanasiou, Heinen all RFAs)

Butcher - Colin Miller
Ghost - Deangelo
Klefbom LTIR
(Bean and Zadorov RFAs)
(Oleksiak and Hjalmarsson UFAs)

Driedger and Vanecek goalies

This lineup still gives them 13+ mil (17+ with Klefbom on LTIR) to sign a better D and maybe even land Landeskog... and that's not even taking into account whatever side deals will have to happen.

CapFriendly updated their Seattle Expansion Draft to include all the protected/unprotected players. Pretty easy to go through and build a team/see what it costs... really quickly skimming through without much research:

Drouin - Johansen - Tarasenko
Domi - Tierny - Bailey
Namestnikov - Kerfoot - Compher
Mathieu Joseph - Bjugstad - Appleton
(Ritchie, Aston-Reese, Athanasiou, Heinen all RFAs)

Butcher - Colin Miller
Ghost - Deangelo
Klefbom LTIR
(Bean and Zadorov RFAs)
(Oleksiak and Hjalmarsson UFAs)

Driedger and Vanecek goalies

This lineup still gives them 13+ mil (17+ with Klefbom on LTIR) to sign a better D and maybe even land Landeskog... and that's not even taking into account whatever side deals will have to happen.
- NewYorkNuck

That defense is worse than the Canicls

CapFriendly updated their Seattle Expansion Draft to include all the protected/unprotected players. Pretty easy to go through and build a team/see what it costs... really quickly skimming through without much research:

Drouin - Johansen - Tarasenko
Domi - Tierny - Bailey
Namestnikov - Kerfoot - Compher
Mathieu Joseph - Bjugstad - Appleton
(Ritchie, Aston-Reese, Athanasiou, Heinen all RFAs)

Butcher - Colin Miller
Ghost - Deangelo
Klefbom LTIR
(Bean and Zadorov RFAs)
(Oleksiak and Hjalmarsson UFAs)

Driedger and Vanecek goalies

This lineup still gives them 13+ mil (17+ with Klefbom on LTIR) to sign a better D and maybe even land Landeskog... and that's not even taking into account whatever side deals will have to happen.
- NewYorkNuck

I sure like that Joonas Donskoi kid from the Avs. I think Seattle will be just fine.

So I guess Weber and Subban as your starting two is out of the question?
- bloatedmosquito

Lol

CapFriendly updated their Seattle Expansion Draft to include all the protected/unprotected players. Pretty easy to go through and build a team/see what it costs... really quickly skimming through without much research:

Drouin - Johansen - Tarasenko
Domi - Tierny - Bailey
Namestnikov - Kerfoot - Compher
Mathieu Joseph - Bjugstad - Appleton
(Ritchie, Aston-Reese, Athanasiou, Heinen all RFAs)

Butcher - Colin Miller
Ghost - Deangelo
Klefbom LTIR
(Bean and Zadorov RFAs)
(Oleksiak and Hjalmarsson UFAs)

Driedger and Vanecek goalies

This lineup still gives them 13+ mil (17+ with Klefbom on LTIR) to sign a better D and maybe even land Landeskog... and that's not even taking into account whatever side deals will have to happen.
- NewYorkNuck

Seattle is dumber than I thought if they take Johansen

Yes it is, but that is already about 35 million in cap space.
- Reubenkincade

Not after retention.

I think people here are also underestimating Seattle's flexibility. They're not just picking players and making a team, they have a TON of cap space to either take on more players, or sign UFAs. Francis seems a bit more creative than Honest Jim, so I think we'll see some interesting trades come down the wire.
- NewYorkNuck

With a clean slate & 81.5m cap to work with any GM oughta do well. Everything is in play to draft & trade etc. That’s an assumption lol

Dubas sure flies under the radar for a guy who has traded so many firsts , always in cap hell , no playoff success and bad signings.
- VANTEL

Hides behind the MLSE purse very well.