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

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

Adam Larsson #6 (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) /

4. Adam Larsson

Playing for the Seattle Kraken is going to be a grind for each of the players. No one really expects too much from the team this season as expansion teams in any sport are hard to be successful right away. The good thing for the Kraken is that Adam Larsson is used to being on the grind. He is no stranger to playing extra minutes in an NHL game either and is dependable should the team need him to.

It will be interesting to see how the Seattle Kraken decide to use Adam Larsson. It appears that the Seattle franchise has Larsson very high up on their totem pole as he already has a 4 year, $16 million contract with the team. Larsson hasn’t always been a big goal scorer, but his defensive skill and long minutes to go with that skill is going to help the franchise defensively — and that is something that the team will need help with in their first season.

Adam Larsson will most likely be paired with Mark Giordano on the Kraken’s first defensive line. Due to this factor, I think that there is no doubt that he would have to be rated a top five player on the team. I don’t believe that his overall will be extremely high, but high enough for a player on an expansion team. I expect to see Larsson around the low 80s overall in NHL 22.

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