Kraken looking to make a big splash in free agency
The NHL free agent market will open up on Wednesday, July 13th at 12 p.m. ET and among the teams that are expected to be active right out of the gate are the Seattle Kraken, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.
Johnston mentioned in Thursday's edition of Insider Trading that the Kraken were in talks with Minnesota in regards to Kevin Fiala, but the Wild opted to go with the package the Los Angeles Kings offered.
"Another notable tidbit from those Fiala trade talks is that the Seattle Kraken, I'm told, were among the teams that were there right until the end and trying to land his services from Minnesota." Johnston said.
He added, "I think that tells us something about Ron Francis's approach to these coming few weeks, namely the Kraken are one of the teams out there that do have cap space. It's not a problem for them and I think they're going to commit some of it to getting a high-end forward or someone who can add to their scoring depth. When you look at the names on the free-agent list, yeah, they didn't get Fiala, but there's a few other appealing players. I think they'll step forward with big offers should they come free on July 13th."
He added, "I think that tells us something about Ron Francis's approach to these coming few weeks, namely the Kraken are one of the teams out there that do have cap space. It's not a problem for them and I think they're going to commit some of it to getting a high-end forward or someone who can add to their scoring depth. When you look at the names on the free-agent list, yeah, they didn't get Fiala, but there's a few other appealing players. I think they'll step forward with big offers should they come free on July 13th."
Among the high-end free agent forwards available to Kraken general manager Ron Francis are Evgeni Malkin, Filip Forsberg, Johnny Gaudreau, and Claude Giroux, among others.
Source: Chris Johnston - Insider Trading.
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