FTB: the Seattle Kraken might have overplayed their hand in Expansion Draft

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 21: Former NHL player Dominic Moore (L) tosses a fish while hosting the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. The Kraken is the National Hockey League’s newest franchise and will begin play in October 2021.After 2017, NHL teams were quite embarrassed by how much treasure the Vegas Golden Knights were able to run away with, all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. They had given the Knights young, legitimate top six players in order to protect fourth and fifth defensemen as teams were also desperate to lift cap hits from their books. Once they realized the deals they could make, the Knights pushed hard into competitive mode. They acquired Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Robin Lehner, and most recently Alex Pietrangelo to help build on the competitive window they were gifted.

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