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Sean Maloughney
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 09.21.2020

Jul 22 @ 5:20 PM ET
Sean Maloughney: Seattle Makes Big Trade - Acquires Bjorkstrand
Wildschwein
New York Islanders
Joined: 11.17.2012

Jul 22 @ 5:32 PM ET
Sean Maloughney: Seattle Makes Big Trade - Acquires Bjorkstrand
- Sean Maloughney


Slam dunk win for Seattle.
Nighthawk
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Canuckville, BC
Joined: 01.09.2015

Jul 22 @ 5:47 PM ET
Good trade for the Kraken but strong F group nope & the PO’s not even close sorry.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Jul 22 @ 6:09 PM ET
Dig the trade. Well done.

Is Hakstol still the coach?
neem55
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 02.02.2012

Jul 22 @ 6:26 PM ET
Agree great trade. Best forward group in the Pacific
TheUltimateJet
Joined: 07.16.2013

Jul 22 @ 6:33 PM ET
Great trade by Seattle. Well done.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 22 @ 7:32 PM ET
Great trade and addition. Francis really getting it done this offseason. Credit where its due. Going to make a far stronger team going forward I think.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 22 @ 8:27 PM ET
Carrying over and updating… maybe ends up something like this…

Burakovsky - Beniers - Eberle
Shwartz - Wright - Bjorkstrand
McCann - Gourde - Donskoi
Tanev - Geekie - Wennberg

Lind/Hayden/Kuhlman extras

Oleksiak - Larsson
Soucy - Schultz
Dunn - Borgen

Grubauer / Jones


Thinking still could use a depth 7th dman here before start of the season though.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Jul 22 @ 10:38 PM ET
Carrying over and updating… maybe ends up something like this…

Burakovsky - Beniers - Eberle
Shwartz - Wright - Bjorkstrand
McCann - Gourde - Donskoi
Tanev - Geekie - Wennberg

Lind/Hayden/Kuhlman extras

Oleksiak - Larsson
Soucy - Schultz
Dunn - Borgen

Grubauer / Jones


Thinking still could use a depth 7th dman here before start of the season though.

- Roadrunner75


Yeah would be nice to have a 7th but doesn't have to be right now. Can be picked up anytime. Most teams, even the ones over the cap have roster shuffling to do to be compliant so not many trades left.

Kadri and Thachuk would be the only ones to displace a roster enough to possibly force a trade of some sort.

Discussions of Kadri back to Avs and maybe Girard on the move? Sweet grab for any team. I want the leafs for him though
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 23 @ 12:08 AM ET
Yeah would be nice to have a 7th but doesn't have to be right now. Can be picked up anytime. Most teams, even the ones over the cap have roster shuffling to do to be compliant so not many trades left.

Kadri and Thachuk would be the only ones to displace a roster enough to possibly force a trade of some sort.

Discussions of Kadri back to Avs and maybe Girard on the move? Sweet grab for any team. I want the leafs for him though

- Aaron_85


Agree wouldnt be bad but also not a real big rush at all for Francis now. He's done most of the heavy lifting needed already and with the great fortune at the draft this could be very very interesting to see what roster and lineup we get out of the gate too. LOTS of time to add the minor little parts like a 7th dman.

Really happy with how things have gone this offseason and looking forward to seeing what they can do.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Jul 23 @ 12:20 PM ET
Agree wouldnt be bad but also not a real big rush at all for Francis now. He's done most of the heavy lifting needed already and with the great fortune at the draft this could be very very interesting to see what roster and lineup we get out of the gate too. LOTS of time to add the minor little parts like a 7th dman.

Really happy with how things have gone this offseason and looking forward to seeing what they can do.

- Roadrunner75


Better trade than Florida made!
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 25 @ 1:32 PM ET
7th dman added in Kempny. Minor easy signing for some depth
JetFuel
Joined: 10.08.2019

Jul 25 @ 5:04 PM ET
What a steal for the Kraken, brutal trade by Jarmo.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 26 @ 11:10 PM ET
And True locked up on a two year two way deal. Good to have himcovered off and in the fold. Leading scorer in Charlotte and good call up if there are injuries. Had an 8 game taste last season.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Jul 27 @ 12:34 AM ET
What a steal for the Kraken, brutal trade by Jarmo.
- JetFuel


I guess he really liked Laine but man I would have tried traded Laine instead.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Jul 27 @ 3:51 PM ET
YES!!!!!

Donato is back in the fold!!!!! 1 year 1.2mil.
JetFuel
Joined: 10.08.2019

Jul 31 @ 9:39 AM ET
I guess he really liked Laine but man I would have tried traded Laine instead.
- Aaron_85


No you don't trade Laine either.

You trade Jake Bean and/or Nyquist, hell bury those two in the minors if that's what it takes.

Acquire a cheap RFA thats going to arbitration like Appleton from Winnipeg to open up another buyout window and buyout Bean, his buyout is easy on the team.

There had to be better options than trading Bjorkstrand for essentially nothing, also you can be 10% over the cap in the offseason, why not ride it out for awhile and see what happens.
BringNYIhome
New York Islanders
Location: Smithtown , NY
Joined: 04.10.2016

Jul 31 @ 11:30 PM ET
Great trade by the Kraken. Bjorkstrand definitely makes them better. Heck of a player
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Aug 2 @ 12:08 AM ET
No you don't trade Laine either.

You trade Jake Bean and/or Nyquist, hell bury those two in the minors if that's what it takes.

Acquire a cheap RFA thats going to arbitration like Appleton from Winnipeg to open up another buyout window and buyout Bean, his buyout is easy on the team.

There had to be better options than trading Bjorkstrand for essentially nothing, also you can be 10% over the cap in the offseason, why not ride it out for awhile and see what happens.

- JetFuel


That would have made some sense there to me too but happy Seattle got him and for so little really. I figured the Kraken were going to make use of the multiple picks especially after using them all this past draft. Guess Columbus felt they could really use the picks and restock some prospects and get the salary cap in line early? Who knows what they are thinking there.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Aug 4 @ 1:27 AM ET
Jeff Tambellini in as Director of Player Development, along with Skills Development Consultant Matt Larke, and Andrew Allen remains with Seattle as goalie scout.

The KC Mavericks are the Kraken's ECHL affiliate, which is a bit strange and quite a few have wondered why it was not someplace on the PC. Could have even put a team in Stockton given the Flames just vacated their AHL team from there.

Grandson and son Jeff got a jump start on his new job last week watching Team Canada World Juniors selection camp in Calgary. During an exclusive phone conversation Monday, Tambellini reported happy news for Kraken fans: 2022 second-round (35th overall) draft choice forward Jagger Firkus "was the best player on the ice" generating eight scoring chances in the first half of an intrasquad game.

Plus, third-rounder and defenseman Ty Nelson "from the time he stepped on warmups he handled himself like a captain" and fourth-round forward Tucker Robertson "played a really strong game" and "complemented Jagger really well, playing off each other and in different spots on the power play."
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Aug 4 @ 1:28 AM ET
Kraken Pre Season opponents announced. Two games each vs Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Aug 4 @ 1:54 PM ET
Coachella announced their new mascot Fuego the Firebird
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Aug 9 @ 3:05 AM ET
Dave Lowry added as Assistant Coach to the Kraken Staff

And partnered with Geico to grow and promote youth hockey.