Live updates of NHL Expansion Draft picks by Seattle Kraken

The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, when the Seattle Kraken are expected to announce their roster for the inaugural season in 2021-22. While we all expected to have to wait until later Wednesday night to hear who the Kraken will select, thanks to Twitter and NHL reporting, we’ll likely know the entire list of selections beforehand. So far this afternoon we’ve got a ton of leaks and reports. Here we’ll go over all the latest reports and rumors spreading before the expansion draft.

So far there are a few surprises from the Kraken in their selections, which are all just reports. The Kraken won’t take G Carey Price from the Montreal Canadiens. Seattle also skipped on F Max Domi (CBJ) and veterans Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchane (NSH).

There’s a very high probability the NHL and Kraken announce a few trades later on after striking deals with certain teams. We saw the Vegas Golden Knights make multiple deals to agree to select certain players in exchange for players and assets, including Reilly Smith and Shea Theodore. As of this afternoon, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks picks have yet to be reported.

2021 NHL Expansion Draft picks

Note: * means that player has been confirmed as the pick.

Los Angeles Kings — D Kurtis MacDermid
Vancouver Canucks — F Kole Lind
Boston Bruins — D Jeremy Lauzon*
Columbus Blue Jackets — D Gavin Bayreuther*
Minnesota Wild — D Carson Soucy*
New Jersey Devils — F Nathan Bastian*
Colorado Avalanche — F Joonas Donskoi*
Nashville Predators — F Calle Jarnkrok*
Toronto Maple Leafs — F Jared McCann*
Edmonton Oilers — D Adam Larsson (UFA)*
Dallas Stars — D Jamie Oleksiak (UFA)*
Calgary Flames — D Mark Giordano
Anaheim Ducks — D Haydn Fleury*
Montreal Canadiens — D Cale Fleury*
Pittsburgh Penguins — F Brandon Tanev*
Washington Capitals — G Vitek Vanacek*
Ottawa Senators — G Joey Daccord*
Florida Panthers — G Chris Driedger (UFA)*
St. Louis Blues — D Vince Dunn*
New York Islanders — F Jordan Eberle*
San Jose Sharks — F Alexander True
Buffalo Sabres — D William Borgen*
Carolina Hurricanes — F Morgan Geekie*
Winnipeg Jets — F Mason Appleton
Arizona Coyotes — F Tyler Pitlick*
Philadelphia Flyers — F Carsen Twarynski*
Chicago Blackhawks — F John Quenneville*
Detroit Red Wings — D Dennis Cholowski*
Tampa Bay Lightning — C Yanni Gourde*
New York Rangers — F Colin Blackwell*