Former Team	Player	Position	Age	Height/Weight
	Haydn Fleury	defense	25	6'3", 208 lbs
	Tyler Pitlick	center	29	6'2", 200 lbs
	Jeremy Lauzon	defense	24	6'1", 204 lbs
	Will Borgen	defense	24	6'3", 198 lbs
	Mark Giordano	defense	37	6'1", 200 lbs
	Morgan Geekie	center	23	6'3", 192 lbs
	John Quenneville	center	25	6'1", 195 lbs
	Joonas Donskoi	right wing	29	6'0", 190 lbs
	Gavin Bayreuther	defense	27	6'1", 195 lbs
	Jamie Oleksiak	defense	28	6'7", 255 lbs
	Dennis Cholowski	defense	23	6’2”, 197 lbs
	Adam Larsson	defense	28	6'3", 208 lbs
	Chris Driedger	goaltender	27	6'4", 205 lbs
	Kurtis MacDermid	defense	27	6'5", 233 lbs
	Carson Soucy	defense	26	6'5", 210 lbs
	Cale Fleury	defense	22	6'1", 205 lbs
	Calle Jarnkork	center	29	5'11", 186 lbs
	Nathan Bastian	right wing	23	6'4", 205 lbs
	Jordan Eberle	right wing	31	5'11", 187 lbs
	Colin Blackwell	center	28	5'9", 190 lbs
	Joey Daccord	goaltender	24	6'2", 197 lbs
	Carsen Twarynski	left wing	23	6'2", 198 lbs
	Brandon Tanev	left wing	29	6'0", 180 lbs
	Alexander True	center	24	6'5", 200 lbs
	Vince Dunn	defense	24	6'0", 203 lbs
	Yanni Gourde	center	29	5'9", 175 lbs
	Jared McCann	left wing	25	6'1", 185 lbs
	Kole Lind	right wing	22	6'1", 178 lbs
	Vitek Vanecek	goaltender	25	6'2", 187 lbs
	Mason Appleton	center	25	6'2", 193 lbs

The post BREAKING: Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Tracker appeared first on The Rink.

One of the worst-kept secrets, in recent days has been the rumored signing of Florida Panthers free agent goaltender Chris Driedger. Driedger was not protected by the Panthers, but is also an unrestricted free agent.

Driedger is coming off his best NHL season as the part-time starter for head coach Joel Quenneville with a 14–6–3 record, 2.07 goals against average and .927 save percentage. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the 6-foot-4, 210-pound, 27-year-old goaltender has a deal in place that would pay him $10.5 million over three years ($3.5 million average annual value).

As we await what SEA decides with Carey Price, word is that the Kraken are closing in on FLA’s Chris Driedger at 3x$3.5M. I dont believe that precludes them from selecting Price, but one goalie appears locked-in.

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 19, 2021

Depending on the results of Wednesday night’s expansion draft, Driedger could emerge as the Kraken’s starter when the season begins in two October.

In addition to the goaltending news, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravelli reports that the Kraken have agreed, in principle, to contracts with former Edmonton Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson and former Dallas Stars defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, who will become Seattle’s expansion draft picks from their respective former teams.

Early word is #SeaKraken are closing in on contracts with two UFA defensemen: Adam Larsson (EDM) and Jamie Oleksiak (DAL).

Not finalized. But barring any last minute change, the expectation is those players will be the selections from #Oilers and #GoStars.@DFOHockey

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

Sportsnet’s Chris Johnson followed up to report that the terms of the Larsson contract are believed to be $16 million for four seasons ($4 million AAV). No terms for the Oleksiak deal have been discussed.

Larsson and Oleksiak would nail down two very good defensive defensemen for Kraken General Manager Ron Francis to build around. Larsson has re-emerged as one of the top shutdown defensemen in the league, and Oleksiak’s 6-foot7, 255-pound frame brings an immediate element of size and physicality to the Kraken back end.

Last season with the Oilers, Larsson had 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 56 games. Oleksiak finished last season with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) while playing for Dallas. Points are not what makes these players desirable to Francis, though. Their jobs will be to keep opponents from filling the Kraken net.

More to come following this evening’s expansion draft, which will be held at 8 p.m. EDT, 5 p.m. PDT. The expansion draft will be broadcasted in the United States on ESPN2 and will be the first NHL event broadcasted on the ESPN family network since the NHL’s United States broadcasting rights changed from NBC this offseason.

The post REPORT: Kraken to sign Driedger, Larsson and Oleksiak appeared first on The Rink.