For as long as we’ve been doing mock expansion drafts to welcome the Seattle Kraken into the NHL, the player projections have shifted frequently for a lot of teams, thanks to all the roster fluctuation that’s taken place over the years.
The one team that’s mostly bucked that trend is Arizona, where we’ve consistently put the Coyotes down as one of the teams that will likely contribute a goaltender to the Kraken when the expansion draft officially occurs on July 21.
So, let’s begin there, with one important caveat: The Coyotes can alter course quickly either by A) being active in the trade market ahead of the expansion draft; or B) by signing one of their pending unrestricted free agent defensemen or forwards to contract extensions.
