Expansion Draft side deal candidates: Western Conference
Yesterday we tiered all the teams in the NHL Eastern Conference by the likelihood of a side deal in the NHL Expansion Draft coming in July. If you have not read yesterday’s piece, now would be an excellent time to do so. Today, we will be breaking down all the Western...
Expansion Draft side deal candidates: Eastern Conference
During the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, Vegas made 10 side deals that netted the Golden Knights an additional six players, 10 Entry Draft picks, and signing rights to one player. Such Expansion Draft side deals will be an important element of the upcoming Seattle...
Data Dump: Comparing Hart Trophy candidates with numbers
There has been a lot of talk about the battle for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the NHL's MVP, between Auston Matthews (TOR) and Connor McDavid (EDM). For this week’s Data Dump Saturday, I want to dig into the numbers between these two players to demonstrate the thought...
Seattle Kraken final payment, Ryan Miller retires, Jaromir Jagr continues – Weekly One-Timers
April 30, 2021, is a day that will live on in the hearts and minds of hockey fans in the Pacific Northwest. Yes, the Seattle Kraken have made the final payment of their $650 million expansion fee to the league on Friday, meaning they are now officially the NHL's 32nd...
Kraken scheduled to make final league payment Friday to officially become an NHL franchise
It becomes official Friday. The Seattle Kraken are scheduled to make their final payment to the NHL, making them the league’s 32nd franchise. The NHL awarded Seattle a franchise in December of 2018, and the team has moved forward with hiring staff and preparing for...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 135 – It’s Fire – Seattle Kraken Lawsuit, NHL TNT TV deal
The guys are in a jovial mood on this week's Sound Of Hockey Podcast, and the laughs are plentiful as a result. This episode starts with a very literal Get Off My Lawn from Darren, who explains some of the new lawn- and pepper-related challenges he's...
Should the Seattle Kraken pursue UFA players at the Expansion Draft?
It’s easy and probably overly simplistic to suggest that the Seattle Kraken go all out in signing unrestricted free agents (UFA) at July's Expansion Draft. If Seattle were to agree to terms with one of those players in the team's 48-hour exclusive negotiating window,...
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen has a déjà-view of the Kraken north of Seattle
After working alongside hockey legends and persisting with his bold vision to create ESPN, Bill Rasmussen of Lake Forest Park continues to convey the impressive optimism that has carried him through professional and personal challenges.
How NHL teams are built
Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, NHL rosters are relatively stable heading into the playoffs. This is as good a time as any to look at how NHL teams' rosters are built, or more precisely, how NHL players are acquired on NHL teams' rosters. I pulled all...