The Kraken also have an exclusive window from July 18-21 to interview and potentially sign pending free agents who were left unprotected in the expansion draft. The Kraken cannot buy out players chosen in the Expansion Draft earlier than the summer following its first season.Ĭurrent NHL teams can protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goalie, or eight skaters (forwards/defensemen) and one goalie, under the following conditions. Seattle must choose a minimum of 20 players under contract for the 2021-22 regular season and those with an aggregate Expansion Draft value that is between 60-100 percent of the prior season's upper limit for the salary cap. The Kraken will select one player from each team excluding the Golden Knights for a total of 30 (at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies). ET ESPN2, SN1, SN NOW), will be under the same rules for the Kraken as the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017. The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft presented by Upper Deck, which will be held July 21 (8 p.m.
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