After yet another grueling season, the 2023 NHL Entry Draft is nearly upon us (taking place June 28-29). Unlike the past two editions, the Seattle Kraken find themselves making their first selection of the draft much later in the proceedings due to their 40-point turnaround from a disastrous 2021-22 campaign.
General manager Ron Francis and his staff are currently set to hit the draft floor with 10 picks, with four of those picks coming in the first two rounds (one first and three seconds) and five across the first three.
Despite only having three drafts under their belt, the Kraken’s scouting department has quickly elevated the quality of the organization’s prospect
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