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NHL 22 ratings prediction: Who are the five best Seattle Kraken players?

By Frank Mueller

SEATTLE, WA - JULY 21: The Seattle Kracken draft picks (L-R) Jordan Eberle, Chris Driedger, Chris Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Haydn Fleury and Mark Giordano pose during 2021 NHL expansion draft at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Thousands of free tickets were available to fans to attend this live broadcast event on ESPN2 to watch the Kraken make 30 selections to build their first roster in franchise history. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - JULY 21: The Seattle Kracken draft picks (L-R) Jordan Eberle, Chris Driedger, Chris Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Haydn Fleury and Mark Giordano pose during 2021 NHL expansion draft at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Thousands of free tickets were available to fans to attend this live broadcast event on ESPN2 to watch the Kraken make 30 selections to build their first roster in franchise history. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) /
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Now that the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft for the Seattle Kraken has come and gone, we can take a look at the players that were drafted and get a pretty clear picture at to which of those players will be the highest rated in NHL 22.

The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft wasn’t the most exciting. A lot of players that were taken for the Seattle Kraken were leaked prior to the draft and a lot of the “big” named players that were available, like Vladimir Tarasenko and Carey Price, ended up not being drafted. Much of the reason for this had to do with the salary cap, but the 2021 Expansion Draft just didn’t have that same feeling the 2017 NHL Expansion draft did with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Seattle will be making their debut in the NHL later this year when the 2021-2022 NHL season officially kicks off this October. The team did manage to snag a few diamonds in the rough though and while I don’t think they will have a very successful inaugural season, they do have players on their team that will make impacts each and every game that they play.

NHL 22 ratings prediction: Who are the five best Seattle Kraken players?
Mark Giordano is selected by the Seattle Kraken during the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

1. Mark Giordano

Mark Giordano was perhaps one of the biggest picks that the Seattle Kraken drafted. Despite being 37 years old and at the tail end of his career, Mark Giordano brings a massive amount of leadership to the Kraken.

Leadership isn’t the only thing Giordano will bring to the table though. Defensively, Giordano will still make great plays and help keep the puck from getting to the net which is always a recipe for success for winning. Offensively, Giordano isn’t going to produce the Seattle Kraken 20+ goals, but that was not the Kraken’s intent on drafting him in the first place.

I strongly believe that Mark Giordano will be named the captain of the Seattle Kraken and will be a leader for the young team on and off the ice. He will occasionally throw in a few goals here and there and will help keep games close due to his defensive abilities. I would be surprised if Mark Giordano wasn’t the highest rated overall player in NHL 22 on the Seattle Kraken. If it turns out that he isn’t the highest rated overall player on the Kraken in NHL 22, he will definitely be the highest rated defenseman that they have.

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