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The Seattle Krakenofficially unveiled theirrosterduring the .Wednesday night, general manager Ron Francis, aided by a plethora of big names including Sue Bird, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Marshawn Lynch, announced the 30 players who were takenfrom your favorite teams during a special broadcast on ESPN., so the names were not a surprise, but the Kraken reeled in some big fish nonethele s: Mark Giordano, Adam Lar son, Vince Dunn, Jamie Oleksiak, Brandon Tanev and Jordan Matt Dumba Jersey Eberle.Giordano, who will surely get the captaincy, was in attendance along with Oleksiak, Tanev, Eberle andgoaltender Chris Driedger.Sporting News tracked the picks andthe initial rumors through theKraken officially announcingthe players who are now a part of the NHL's 32nd franchise.SN'S MOCK EXPANSION DRAFT: Seattle Kraken rosterThe Kraken had to select at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies. Twenty of the 30 players selected had to have contracts for 2021-22and all contracts had to be cap-compliant (the cap ceiling for 2021-22 is $81.5 million). Also, a quick reminder: The Golden Knights were exempt from losing a player.TEAMPLAYERPOSCAP HITAnaheim DucksHaydn FleuryD$1.3MArizona CoyotesTyler PitlickRW$1.75MBoston BruinsJeremy LauzonD$850KBuffalo SabresWill BorgenDRFACalgary FlamesMark GiordanoD$6.75MCarolina HurricanesMorgan GeekieC/WRFAChicago BlackhawksJohn QuennevilleLW$750KColorado AvalancheJoonas DonskoiRW$3.9MColumbus Blue JacketsGavin BayreutherDUFADallas StarsJamie OleksiakDUFADetroit Red WingsDennis CholowskiD$894KEdmonton OilersAdam Lar sonDUFAFlorida PanthersChris DriedgerGUFALos Angeles KingsKurtis MacDermidD$875KMinnesota WildCarson SoucyD$2.75MMontreal CanadiensCale FleuryDRFANashville PredatorsCalle JarnkrokC/W$2MNew Jersey DevilsNathan BastianRW Jonas Brodin Jersey $825KNew York IslandersJordan EberleRW$5.5MNew York RangersColin BlackwellC/W$725KOttawa SenatorsJoey DaccordG$750KPhiladelphia FlyersCarsen TwarynskiLWRFAPittsburgh PenguinsBrandon TanevLW$3.5MSan Jose SharksAlexander TrueCRFASt. Louis BluesVince DunnDRFATampa Bay LightningYanni GourdeC$5.17MToronto Maple LeafsJared McCannC/W$2.94MVancouver CanucksKole LindRWRFAWashington CapitalsVitek VanecekG$717KWinnipeg JetsMason AppletonRW$900KEXPANSION DRAFT: | NHL Expansion Draft rumors(All times are Eastern) 9:39 p.m. Side deals and trades were not announced, so itsounds as if none were done.9:32 p.m. The last pick is the now ex-Canuck Kole Lind.9:25 p.m Mark Giordano:"This is the first time in my career I've ever been drafted." In all likelihood, he's the first team captain.Imagine showing this image to Mark Giordano in 2019. Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) 9:02 p.m. Big toothle s grin from Jamie Oleksiak when Dominic Moore says he is the heaviest player in the entire NHL.8:52 p.m. Kraken's home opener will be Oct. 23 against the nearby Canucks.8:47 p.m. Brandon Tanev is the Penguins pick and he's in Seattle. They show his head shot from last year and he's a Erik Haula Jersey good sport about it.8:32 p.m. Many thought it'd be Jake Bean, but it's Morgan Geekie who has ties to the area (played for the WHL's Tri-City Americans) as the Hurricanes' pick.8:23 p.m. Chris Fowler takes a shot at the Leafs' playoff drought . . . before announcing Jared McCann.Chris Fowler just roasting the Leafs Rob Taub (@RTaub_) 8:20 p.m. Ron Francis says Price was discu sed but the team "decided to go in a different direction."8:18 p.m. Chris Driedger is in Seattle and sporting the new Kraken home jersey.8:13 p.m. Three picks (Lauzon, Borgen, Cholowski). Three defensemen. Combined 194 NHL games with Chowloski playing the most,104.8:10 p.m. The first guy to go is the Bruins'Jeremy Lauzon,someone Kraken a sistant coach Jay Leach knows well from Providence (AHL).8:02 p.m. Here we go. Gary Bettman gets booed. Hockey is alive and well in Seattle.7:39 p.m. This will count towardone of the 20 players required to be under contract for 2021-22.Jamie Oleksiak & SEA is five years, approx $4.6M Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) 5:45 p.m The last piece of the puzzle.Dennis Cholowski.That's the Seattle selection from Detroit.Apparently the Kraken were unable to reach him for much of the day. Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) 3 p.m. Only one team is left. Who was taken from the Red Wings? All signs point to Troy Stecher, but based on other picks, who knows?12:31 Nino Niederreiter Jersey p.m. Among the biggest surprises of the expansion draft so far, Seattle opted not to select Max Domi from the Blue Jackets and instead took a 27-year-old defenseman who played nine NHL games in 2020-21.Told the did not make any side deals with regarding the selection of D Gavin Bayreuther. Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) 12:05 p.m. Hurricanes defenseman Jake Bean was the a sumed pick from Carolina, but Seattle instead goes with Morgan Geekie.Another interesting development: A lot of lines were drawn between and and who might Ron Francis select from a team who knows so well.Sounds like the selection will be Morgan Geekie, a player he picked in 2017. Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) 11:58 a.m. Seattle's pick from the Jets could indicate Winnipeg negotiated a side deal to stop the Kraken from taking defenseman Dylan DeMelo.Winnipeg Jets will lose Mason Appleton to the Kraken. Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) 11:53 a.m. So far Seattle GM Ron Francis has been cautious to avoid bloated contracts.Hearing the preserved more valuable cap space by pa sing on Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene in Nashville.Belief is they will select Calle Jrnkrok instead. Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) 11:45 a.m. Seattle has perhaps found its first captain in 37-year-old Mark Giordano, plucked from newPacific Dvision rival Flames.BREAKING - I can confirm that the Seattle Kraken have chosen Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano as their pick at the Expansion Draft, to be announced this evening. Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) 11:37 a.m. Seattle has reportedly sourced its goalies from Florida, Washington and Ottawa.Sounds like the three goaltenders selected by will be Chris Driedger ( Zach Parise Jersey FLA), Vitek Vanecek (WSH) and Joey Daccord (OTT). Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) 11:33 a.m. Kaapo Kahkonen was widely speculated to be one of Seattle's goalie selections.As of this very moment,