Analysis: Kraken Could Make Two Big Simon Edvinsson Offers

The Seattle Kraken have tried desperately to make impact additions to their roster. Unfortunately, general manager Jason Botterill’s attempted trades for Artemi Panarin and Jason Robertson did not come to fruition.

But, there’s a new big fish available on the market. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman reported that restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson “prefers” a trade from the Detroit Red Wings. That’s a little softer than the explicit trade request that their former captain Dylan Larkin made in the offseason. Both are still with the organization, as of now.

According to all reports, Edvinsson has been a good soldier throughout this situation. The restricted free agent reported to training camp without team-supplied insurance or a contract extension. The 23-year-old waited out Detroit’s laborious and ultimately unsuccessful general manager search. He is now in Sweden practicing with his former SHL team, Frolunda HC.

The Kraken have started the season 2-2-0 and have a solid top-four defense group in Vince Dunn, Adam Larsson, Brandon Montour, and Ryker Evans. But when a player of Edvinsson’s ilk–a young, 6-6, and defensively sound blueliner who’s averaged over 20-minutes a night the last two seasons–become available, you have to check-in.