Seattle NHL

[TheDayMan]

Stupid fucking name.

 

[wazzu31]

Krakheads and Krakwhores....so awesome for the name for a fan base.

 

[FirebreathingMonkey]

 

[Screamin12th]

Incoming Seattle Crackhead jokes in 3...2...1...

oh wait they all ready happened

 

[Screamin12th]

Well they could have called them " The Seattle Hockey Team " lol a little joke taking a jab at the Washington Football Team name.

 

[Ottermatic]

Well they could have called them " The Seattle Hockey Team " lol a little joke taking a jab at the Washington Football Team name.

If you're going to do that, go with "Seattle Hockey Ice Team", just for the sake of the acronym.

Seriously, I like Kraken, and will probably be getting a jersey

 

[Tech_God]

Can we nickname the arena the Krak House?

 

[Judge Fudge]

Yearly update on the Division:

San Jose: Their a good team but their like a cockroach in things that would survive a Nuclear disaster.

Three things that you can count on: Death, Taxes and San Jose making the playoffs.

Arizona: A ton of talent but can't seem to put it all together. Top 10 pick for a few years.

LA and Anaheim: On the downhill after Dynasty's are over.

Calgary: Team on the Rise. Very tough and dominant. In a few years away from a dynasty.

Edmonton: Finally putting at Together. Drisital and McDavid are a Nightmare to play against.

Vancouver: Your Main Rival. Calgary in the making. Past 2 years Serious ROY Candidates( Winner and Runner up/Winner) in Elias Peterson and Quinn Hughes and a highly ranked Prospect ( Vasily Podkolzin).

Colorado: Dominant and Made for Years, thanks Ottawa. The other serious Contender for Colorado D Kale Makar. This is a project of Good scouting and good drafting in top 10 picks.

Vegas: A team that does better than expected. Great Goaltending and a good system of prospects. A team to mold after using the Expansion draft.

 

[Judge Fudge]

And Vegas would make a good rival.

Basically in the expansion draft you can choose a player from the pool that 30 teams give you.....

Vegas is the only exception.

 

[Mofo]

Can we nickname the arena the Krak House?

It's a virtual guarantee it becomes known as this, since the liberally conscious minds who named the arena chose an official name that fails to roll off the tongue easily.

 

[Podunkparte]

@Judge Fudge How about doing a breakdown of how to build a team?

We all know how it usually works with football: Get a strong LT, control the ball with an effective run game, get to the QB, find a franchise QB, and then get BPA for skill positions as much as possible.

Is it as hard to find a great goalie as it is to find a franchise QB? Better to go get an Ovechkin style star scorer even if you don't have other positions secured? What's the team building strategy to look for as we start building one soon?

 

[wazzu31]

It's a virtual guarantee it becomes known as this, since the liberally conscious minds who named the arena chose an official name that fails to roll off the tongue easily.

You wouldn’t to tell your wife or friends you can’t do something that night because you are going to the CPA?

 

[Mofo]

You wouldn’t to tell your wife or friends you can’t do something that night because you are going to the CPA?

It does sound like a bullshit excuse. "No Dad, I can't come to the family reunion because I'm attending an event at the Climate Pledge Arena."

 

[Judge Fudge]

@Judge Fudge How about doing a breakdown of how to build a team?

We all know how it usually works with football: Get a strong LT, control the ball with an effective run game, get to the QB, find a franchise QB, and then get BPA for skill positions as much as possible.

Is it as hard to find a great goalie as it is to find a franchise QB? Better to go get an Ovechkin style star scorer even if you don't have other positions secured? What's the team building strategy to look for as we start building one soon?

It can go two ways and both involve the Expansion draft. Vegas is a pristine example.

Win now: It starts with Net minder, goalie, and underrated talent.

During the 2015-16 and 16-17, Pittsburgh had a Quinumdrim(sp). Do you keep Paying Marc-Andre Flurey, who had brought them 3 Stanley cups but also brought them alot of playoff failure, or do you go with the young upstart Matt Murray, who ( with flurey) brought them 2 Stanley cups.

They decided to keep Murray and , I'll touch on this next, pay the Golden Knights to take Flurey, who IMO was one of the key players in their 2017-18 Stanley cup run. I don't know any of those players who could be available this year.

Win later: I complement Vegas on this.

In return for agreeing to select certain unprotected players, the Golden Knights were granted concessions by other franchises.

• The Buffalo Sabres traded their sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Vegas selecting William Carrier.
• The Florida Panthers traded Reilly Smith in exchange for Vegas selecting Jonathan Marchessault and a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
• The Carolina Hurricanes traded Boston's fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired) in exchange for Vegas selecting Connor Brickley.
• The Winnipeg Jets traded their first-round pick (13th overall) in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Vegas selecting Chris Thorburn and Columbus' first-round pick (24th overall) in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired by Vegas).
• The Tampa Bay Lightning traded their second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired) and Nikita Gusev
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• • in exchange for Vegas selecting Jason Garrison.
  • The New York Islanders traded their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Mikhail Grabovski and Jake Bischoff in exchange for Vegas selecting Jean-Francois Berube.
  • The Anaheim Ducks traded Shea Theodore in exchange for Vegas selecting Clayton Stoner.
  • The Minnesota Wild traded Alex Tuch in exchange for Vegas selecting Erik Haula and a conditional third-round pick in the 2017 or 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets traded their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and David Clarkson in exchange for Vegas selecting William Karlsson.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins traded their second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Vegas selecting Marc-Andre Fluery
  
  
• This was taken from 2017 NHL Expansion Draft - Wikipedia

So you can have team give you draft picks for you taking some players off your hands.

 

[Judge Fudge]

Here are some mocks that people are doing for you.

Seattle's NHL Team: Mock Expansion Draft

Quick has Flurey potential.

https://thehockeywriters.com/seattle-mock-expansion-draft-best-players-available/

https://thehockeywriters.com/seattle-mock-expansion-draft-built-for-future/

https://thehockeywriters.com/seattle-mock-expansion-draft-win-now-team/

 

[Judge Fudge]

And here is some on the 2021 draft rankings:

https://thehockeywriters.com/2021-nhl-draft-rankings-bells-early-top-21/

2021 NHL Draft - Raw Charge

Defencemen dominate Craig Button's early look at 2021 NHL draft class - TSN.ca

2021 NHL Draft: 15 Months Out

Liga: Finland
J18: Sweden
Super Elite: ^^^^

OHL: Ontario and Eastern Usa(if wanted)
QMJHL: Québec and maritimes ( New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia)

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

@Judge Fudge How about doing a breakdown of how to build a team?

We all know how it usually works with football: Get a strong LT, control the ball with an effective run game, get to the QB, find a franchise QB, and then get BPA for skill positions as much as possible.

Is it as hard to find a great goalie as it is to find a franchise QB? Better to go get an Ovechkin style star scorer even if you don't have other positions secured? What's the team building strategy to look for as we start building one soon?

Yes. The Devils haven't had consistency between the pipes since Marty Brodeur.

 

[Destroydacre]

Stupid fucking name.

Agreed. I like the colors and jersey design though. Just glad their logo isn't a stupid cartoony octopus.

 

[TheDayMan]

Agreed. I like the colors and jersey design though. Just glad their logo isn't a stupid cartoony octopus.

Fur sure. The logo colors saved it from being a total disaster

 

[Cave_Johnson]

I'll take it. Gonna have to get me some gear. Finally an official rooting interest in the NHL.