Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft open thread and verified insiders Twitter stream

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Start time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT

In Canada: Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)

In the U.S.: ESPN2

Streaming: Sportsnet Now

For the second time in four years, the NHL is adding a franchise to the league, bringing the divisional alignment to an even four groups of eight teams with the Seattle Kraken.

That means all the existing teams (minus the Vegas Golden Knights, who are exempt) have protected just a small group of players from their rosters and left a good amount of NHL regulars and promising prospects available. The Montreal Canadiens are no different, and the top player everyone is keeping their eyes and ears on is Carey Price, who…