Report: Kraken to Take Will Borgen in Expansion Draft

Photo by Sara Schmidle/NHLI via Getty ImagesPer reporting by The Buffalo News’ Lance Lysowski, and confirmed by multiple national reporters, the Seattle Kraken will select defenseman Will Borgen from the Buffalo Sabres in this evening’s NHL Expansion Draft.

Borgen, 24, is a right-handed shot defenseman with 14 games of NHL experience. He appeared in four games with the Sabres in the 2018-19 season, and ten games during this past season. He has yet to record his first NHL point.

Over the years, Borgen has played in parts of three seasons with the AHL’s Rochester Americans. The Moorhead, Minnesota native formerly attended St. Cloud State from 2015-2018 and was selected by the Sabres with the…