Days after the Carolina Hurricanes were crowned Stanley Cup champions, the Seattle Kraken will hope to close the gap with a wealth of picks going into the 2026 NHL Draft, including two first rounders. Emerald City Spectrum writer Nick Lee breaks down potential targets for Seattle to consider with the seventh overall choice, headlined by standout defenseman Chase Reid, revisits the team’s biggest needs heading into the draft, and examines the possibility of using extra draft capital to facilitate a draft weekend trade.
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They need to make a big splash this year. Maybe trade up or trade picks for a big name scorer.