The Jokeman

Maybe but plenty of good D-men in this draft and some could fall if we start the run on forwards by taking Eklund.

We still have Joki and Miller that are RHD.

There's your replacement for Borgen. Toss in we love us some Swedes.

*smh* Zemgus is not the guy want being part of the face of the franchise.

I agree I think Beniers is the best player available.

Do you think St Louis is glad they took Eric Johnson over Jonathan Towels or Phil Kessel in 2006? I'm sorry but the need to score is a bigger need to me. Good to great defenseman only as good as the goalie behind them.

We need to improve scoring and goaltending, Power doesn't do any of that. Even moreso if Jack, Sam and Linus leave. Drafting a defenseman with limited offensive abilities makes no sense to me.

Sam has said he doesn't want to be part of another rebuild so if Sam's going it likely means Eichel is too. *Smh* I hate this management right now if all this happens.

Why not UPL? J/k

From the New York Islanders the Kraken select C Kieffer Bellows. As he's a young kid who has some upside. He might not play every night early on but cheap depth with potential. Edit cap hit: $894,167.00

Eh these are all red herrings.

He's a top 6 forward that still improving toss in Minny likely needs to let him go to get Eichel and stay under the cap. I mean I get people liking Rossi but he's small and unproven but I want a NHL player back for Eichel and see Fiala the best option.

I'd welcome a 2nd rounder and prospect Declan Chisholm from Winnipeg.

Boldy and Fiala are must gets if we trade with Minnesota, I think Kahkonen could be had too so long Seattle doesn't take him. Toss in a 1st rounder in 2021 and maybe another mid round pick on 2022.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2021/07/20/nhl-expansion-draft-2021-seattle-kraken-how-watch-tv-streaming-format/7984712002/ I'd also think ESPN or the NHL.com or tsn.ca be posting it on their website in real time.

I agree, I don't think Eichel demanded a trade and people misread what he was said there was a disconnect between him and the team. I think Eichel was just being honest with a question presented to him and the media ran with it that he wanted to be traded etc.

Miller makes the most sense but Francis and Jbot have Skinner connections and maybe just maybe Adams can get a fellow friend do him a solid to take Skinner with some incentives.

I like Bishop more than Price but take em both and ship one off to the highest bidder.

Bjork is a solid 3rd liner which a need for this team.

We can still trade for one yet by protecting Ullmark he's showing the team does want him back. That said I'd talk to Seattle about taking Ben Bishop and offering them one of our three 2nd rounders for him.

UPL needs time in Rochester.

To me Miller the better play as he's a better player and could yield more if wanted to trade him for more assets.

This in kind of how we got Dominick Hasek as the then Winnipeg Jets didn't want to lose Stephane Beauregard in the expansion draft to Tampa or Ottawa so they shipped him to us for Ruutu, we than traded Beaurgard to Chicago for Hasek and the Blackhawks then shipped Beauregard to Winniped for Ruutu.

Why is asking for a potential top line center and more over valuing Eichel? Who is in his prime and already under contract etc. If a team wants value they have to give us at least the same value back if not more.

I want to keep both.