[Bader] I was so jazzed on (Kraken 2023 1st round pick Eduard) Sale after his D-1 season. Seemed to be heading for star country. I’ve essentially lost all hope on him regaining that form unfortunately.

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1. SiccSemperTyrannis 2 weeks ago

   I thought this was worth posting as I think we should have a discussion about Sale’s progress this past season. From what I’ve read he has not looked great and shown the kind of growth you want in a D+1 season.

   When I was reading post-draft coverage last summer I felt that the kraken might have missed on this pick by passing on Gabe Perrault, picked 2 spots later by the Rangers, who has had a fantastic season in college. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/637625/gabe-perreault

   Personally, I think the Kraken should consider using Sale as part of their offers to try to make an impact trade this summer. There’s always risk on giving up on a young player too soon and development is not always a straight path, but Sale appears to not be going in the right direction and maybe there are teams out there who are still high on him.