If a team is going to overspend on a free agent, Seattle can do it. It will be interesting to see how high Seattle would be willing to go, but they have more cap space than anyone to play that game. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 2022-23 Seattle Kraken playing in the NHL. In Schwartz’s case, what might happen now is a bidding war over his services which could drive the agreed upon price up. That doesn’t mean these deals will be final or that a player might not look elsewhere, but Seattle had a chance to make a strong pitch, lay their cards out on the table and give a player a decent idea as to how they might be valued. The Kraken had the ability to work out deals with pending free agents well in advance of the market opening on Wednesday. He could be a good piece to help build the offense in Seattle which is looking for scorers and there’s a lot of chatter one of the reasons the Kraken didn’t take on big money with their draft selections was so that they could spend in free agency. SEATTLE - The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for at least a month because of a hand injury that will require surgery, the team said Thursday. He’s had multiple 50-plus point seasons and multiple 20-plus goals campaigns. Schwartz is 29 years old, played 40 games last season and scored eight goals, assisting on 13.
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