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Tanev is a popular player who stands out for his dogged work ethic and excellent speed.

In the short term, however, it has paid off for the Kraken much like Tanev’s level of play met and exceeded expectations on the ice in Pittsburgh. There’s no doubt the Pens have missed the scoring contributions of McCann so far this season.īrandon Tanev (24gp, 8G+5A): Seattle made Tanev their expansion selection from the Pens, absorbing the $3.5 million salary cap hit for four more seasons, which seemed to be a curious move. Was valuing Jason Zucker (whoops, forgot Zucker was also exposed, nevermind!) - Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger and Kasperi Kapanen over McCann a mistake, or a savvy move to align the team’s future salary cap structure? It’s certainly brought short-term pain, considering the season McCann is having compared against those names (except for possibly Blueger).Įither way, it’s no coincidence that Pittsburgh has had troubles with power play and middle-line production, which only makes the decision to move on from McCann look more painful in hindsight. One of the biggest failings of the Ron Hextall era to this point might be that he couldn’t find a spot to protect Jared McCann, who was one of the Pens’ best offensive players last season and has picked right back up this year again in Seattle. Goals Scored Above Expected Leaders - December 4 /FYVwH4eJL8- JFresh December 4, 2021 His finishing ability has remained very high, and he looks in-line for a really good season and a big raise on his $2.9 million salary cap hit for this year. McCann was a Godsend to the Pens’ on the power play last season when the dealt with injuries, and he has picked up right where he left off with five PPG so far this season. McCann has been tremendous for the Kraken, he ranks second on the team in goals and fourth in points. Instead, Toronto didn’t protect McCann either, so they lost him for the cost of the trade to the Pens (AHL prospect Filip Hallander). Jared McCann (19 gp, 10G+5A): McCann was traded away from Pittsburgh in the hours before the expansion draft to Toronto, due to concerns they would lose him to Seattle for nothing. He has become one of the league’s better defensive defensemen and driven impressive results for his team lately. Oleksiak has been Seattle’s fourth defenseman in TOI (19:18 per game) and chipped in a little on the penalty kill. The Kraken were big believers in Oleksiak turning a corner, making him their selection in the expansion draft from the Stars and promptly signing the 28-year old to a five year, $23 million extension ($4.6 million cap hit). At other times his play has dipped noticeably and he’s been down to healthy scratch territory. At times he has been a strong contributor and performed very well in the NHL.

Jamie Oleksiak (24gp, 1G+9A): Oleksiak has had a meandering career-path that saw him bounce from Dallas to Pittsburgh back to Dallas. 27th due to some injuries in Seattle and is back on the fringes of the lineup. Sheahan is just kinda hangin’ on at this point he was waived on November 13th, went unclaimed and then played four games with AHL Charlotte. Ironically enough, Sheahan was traded out of Pittsburgh in 2019 in the deal that sent Jared McCann to the Pens now the two are teammates.

SEATTLE KRAKEN ROSTER FREE

Sheahan was signed to a one-year deal on September 1st, fairly deep into free agency for a slightly above minimum salary $850,000. Riley Sheahan (18 games, 1 goal, 2 assists): Sheahan is the poster boy for why expansion is good for NHL players - it opens up more jobs. They have a few Pittsburgh connections, and most of them are interesting, so let’s look into what has happened since July’s expansion draft saw the Penguins lose two players (but gain a prospect). Every one of them held true.Īnd with that, here is the Seattle Kraken's inaugural roster, complete with the team from which each player was drawn.The Seattle Kraken have carved themselves out a piece of the league with tons of players from everywhere. If any doubts lingered about the validity of the day's leaks, we can now put those to rest. Before the Seattle Kraken even had a chance to gather their fans at Gas Works Park to announce all of their picks, the NHL's insiders had leaked every last one of them.ĭaily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, in particular, was on fire today, leaking probably two-thirds of the Kraken's roster before most of us had even sipped our first day's coffee.