After a shrewd trade that sent Andre Burakovsky to Chicago for Joe Veleno, followed by a buyout of Veleno’s contract, the Seattle Kraken head into free agency on July 1 with roughly $18 million in cap space.
It’s been a bit weird to see such a storied franchise in the Chicago Blackhawks be out of relevance in the NHL for so long, but they are doing everything they can to get back in the picture.
The Chicago Blackhawks made a move last week by bringing in winger Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Joe Veleno, who they had previously acquired at the deadline from the Detroit Red Wings for Petr Mrazek.
The Seattle Kraken have announced they have acquired forward Joe Veleno from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Andre Burakovsky. This exchange of forwards brings a little more youth to the Kraken while giving the Blackhawks more scoring talent on the wing.
The Seattle Kraken made their second trade in three days on Saturday morning, sending Andre Burakovsky to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Joe Veleno, the teams announced.
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken on Saturday in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno. Burakovsky, 30, recorded 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 79 regular-season games with the Kraken this past season.
The Seattle Kraken and Chicago Blackhawks completed a trade Saturday morning. Heading to Chicago is veteran left winger Andre Burakovsky, while Seattle bound is fellow forward Joe Veleno.
The Chicago Blackhawks have announced that the team has acquired forward Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for forward Joe Veleno. The Blackhawks will take on Burakovsky’s full salary.
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired veteran forward Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for center Joe Veleno, the team announced Saturday.
After knocking off the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche and taking the Dallas Stars to Game Seven in Round Two of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, it’s been a downhill ride for the Seattle Kraken.
Kate Shefte of the Seattle Times Sports is reporting that goaltender Joey Daccord isn’t travelling with the Seattle Kraken meaning that Philipp Grubauer will start in net tonight in Vancouver.
The Kraken didn’t make it easy on themselves, facing a 2-1 deficit entering the third period Monday. But they mustered just enough offensive output to skate away with a 3-2 win over the Ducks in Anaheim.
The Kraken lost again Monday, 4-3 in overtime, to the Calgary Flames, who remain undefeated in their meaningless preseason games. The story of this one was Seattle’s lack of punch on the power play, which had been showing signs of promise.
Yes, MLB Opening Day is today and we have four Sweet 16 games tonight. All I hear there is that we are due for a big NHL night while the sports betting attention starts to drift elsewhere.
Andre Burakovsky almost had to do a double-take. Burakovsky slipped a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle past Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with 2:39 remaining in regulation Tuesday night, breaking a tie and giving the visiting Seattle Kraken a 4-3 victory.
While a true top-six threat, Burakovsky hasn’t had much of a chance to show off his skills since signing a five-year, $27.5M pact with the Kraken as a free agent in 2022.
With momentum turned the Lightning's way heading into Game 6, the Avalanche may receive a much-needed boost with the return of forward Andre Burakovsky.
Five Avalanche players tallied goals on Saturday night, led by two goals apiece from Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar. Josh Manson, Andre Burakovsky, and Darren Helm also scored for the Avalanche.