His minutes have tended to dwindle as those seasons have worn on, and he’s now on his fourth NHL team, but he is clearly an NHL player at this point. Donato has played 50, 62, and 56 games respectively the last three seasons. We’re leaving him as a probable, though a case could be made that both he and Riley Sheahan are battling for a roster spot. We argued internally about which category Donato should be in here. Ryan Donato- 25 years old - $750K in NHL or AHL.Blackwell emerged as a mainstay in the New York Rangers lineup last season, playing 47 of 56 games, registering 22 points and as many as 19 minutes of ice time on a given night. Colin Blackwell - 28 years old - Salary $725K in NHL or AHL.The thing about this group is that it isn’t totally clear who from this lot will dress each night and who will watch from the press box. We’re calling this group “the probables,” because they’re all bona fide NHL players, so we fully expect them to end up with spots on the roster. Jamie Oleksiak is a lock for a spot on one of Seattle’s top defense pairings (Photo Brian Liesse) The probables On the blue line, the obvious top pairings will be made up of Mark Giordano, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, and Jamie Oleksiak. Some combination of Jaden Schwartz, Alex Wennberg, Jordan Eberle, Jared McCann, Yanni Gourde, and probably Calle Jarnkrok will make up the scoring lines, though Gourde will miss time as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery.īeyond those six, there are Brandon Tanev, Joonas Donskoi, Marcus Johansson, and Mason Appleton who clearly will play significant roles, though probably not in the top six. Here are the players that we are certain have a spot on the team. Trying to keep track of all the players and their performances could make your head spin, so we’re going to whittle this down to help you focus on a few key battles in the first Seattle Kraken training camp. And with 44 total players in camp, there are a lot of decisions that will need to be made by head coach Dave Hakstol and his staff to get the group down to 23 in the next three weeks. The most common debates during just about every NHL training camp ever have revolved around which bubble players will break camp with their respective big-league teams and which players will instead be put on waivers and/or assigned to the AHL.īeing that we’ve never seen this group play together, there may be more question marks around this particular roster than we will ever see again. But before that day comes, a lot of questions need to be answered for Seattle. There will be a lot of excitement over the next few weeks as we build closer and closer to opening night in Vegas on Oct. Thursday morning, Seattle’s players take the ice at the Kraken Community Iceplex to practice in a split-squad format with their coaches present and calling the shots for the first time. Larsson got a $16 million, four-year deal and Oleksiak got $23 million over five years.It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here ! The first-ever Seattle Kraken training camp is upon us.
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A few seem locks to stay, like Adam Larsson and Jamie Oleksiak, both unrestricted free agents who signed long-term deals with Seattle.
“What they were looking to do is get us to take bad money or bad contracts in order to leave somebody exposed and for us we think (cap space) was the most valuable thing asset we had right now, especially in potentially a flat cap environment for a year or two.”ĭefense was clearly a priority for Seattle, whether to build its own depth or for the opportunity to flip players for other options. This time, they weren’t willing to do that because GMs learned,” Seattle general manager Ron Francis said.
“Last time around (with Vegas), teams were paying a price to stay away from guys. Vegas announced 10 trades during its expansion draft Seattle, zero. The side deals and trades that Vegas fleeced the league with four years ago were absent this time around. Of the 30 players selected, Seattle committed only $54 million of a possible $81.5 million, not including a few restricted free agents who will push the number closer to $60 million should they stay. It was clear that flexibility with the salary cap was one of Seattle's biggest priorities in setting its first roster.
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