The Kraken are signing free agent center Chandler Stephenson to a seven-year contract, PuckPedia reports. The deal carries a cap hit of around $6.25MM, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. This deal moves Stephenson on from the Vegas Golden Knights, where he stamped his mark as a true top-six center in the NHL. Stephenson joined Vegas via trade in 2019, with the Golden Knights … [Read more...] about Kraken Expected To Sign Chandler Stephenson To Seven-Year Deal
Kraken Sign John Hayden, Others To One-Year Extensions
The Seattle Kraken have signed forward John Hayden to a one-year, one-way contract extension (Twitter link). The deal will carry an annual-average-value of $775K, the league minimum. Seattle has also signed the inaugural Kraken, Luke Henman, to a one-year, two-way extension, also carrying league minimum pricing (Twitter link). Continuing the string of signings, Seattle also … [Read more...] about Kraken Sign John Hayden, Others To One-Year Extensions
Kraken Allowing Kailer Yamamoto To Speak With Other Teams
The Kraken have given winger Kailer Yamamoto permission to speak to other teams, GM Ron Francis told team broadcaster Alison Lukan (Twitter link). Yamamoto signed with them as an unrestricted free agent after he was non-tendered by Detroit last summer just after his rights were acquired from Edmonton. The 25-year-old had a quiet season, notching eight goals and eight assists … [Read more...] about Kraken Allowing Kailer Yamamoto To Speak With Other Teams
Kraken Linked To Patrik Laine
With Patrik Laine now officially on the trade block, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet says that the Kraken are a team to watch in talks for the scoring winger (audio link to “32 Thoughts”). It’s not clear how much Seattle general manager Ron Francis has explored a move, but Friedman believes there’s a “real push in that organization to be more aggressive” this summer as the team … [Read more...] about Kraken Linked To Patrik Laine
Kraken Sign Oscar Fisker Mølgaard To Entry-Level Deal
The Kraken have signed center prospect Oscar Fisker Mølgaard to his three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Friday. It carries a cap hit of $950K, the maximum for a rookie deal. Mølgaard, 19, was a second-round pick of Seattle in last year’s draft. Taken 52nd overall, he was the middle of three second-round selections the Kraken owned in the 2023 draft, joining … [Read more...] about Kraken Sign Oscar Fisker Mølgaard To Entry-Level Deal