Reaction to the Seattle Kraken signing Montour and Stephenson 

It'll be even harder over the next couple months with nothing happening.

Short term the team is definitely better on paper going into the season than a year ago which is exciting.

All who challenge the Kraken will!

You got Driegs back tho! Hope he gets a good chance there and stays healthy.

I'm also excited for them to put out a third jersey, I hope it happens this season but I think it's more likely next season since Fanatics wanted minimal changes the first year of taking over.

Yeah there is no doubting he makes the team better it's just the term isn't great and it seems like an experience contract.

Yeah I do really like the Montour signing for at least the next few seasons.

They were thinking they want to make the playoffs this year and they'll figure out the rest later. They did make the team a lot better for this season.

​@CheapSeatsSports So short sighted though. Francis knows the team have to make playoffs this season to save his job so he's over paid on two players who probably will make the team better short term to make playoffs thus saving his job. But what about 4/5 years down the line when we are stuck with these contracts on 35 year olds crippling our market cap. Short term fix to save Ron's job...put himself first before long term best options for team.

​@@CheapSeatsSportslot of people don't realize that in any major league sport that teams have to overpay to obtain free agents

​@@johnnyboro8610 he has a boss

@@johnnyboro8610 facts, these contracts are going to haunt the next gm

Don’t think so. Beniers is a center through and through, and could be the next Bergeron (not as good but u get me) Wright is also a center through and through. My guess is more to make it easier for them, and have Stephenson as a kinda mentor for them I think. So Wright will be 3rd/4th center, Beniers #2/1 and Stephenson #1/2. So this years centers will be Stephenson- Beniers-Wright-Gourde, that’s my guess at least, just to protect the kids and take pressure of them so that they can develop and perform properly.

@@Juan-il3mo Wright in the 4th is a crime, and all the staff should be fired if that happens, he should get good minutes in the 2nd/3rd line Gourde needs to be the 4C and make a 4th line that grinds with him and Kartye. Chandler should be 1 probably and Beniers 2C so he gets less pressure. But im ok between Beniers, Chandler, Wright changing lines, but for god sake just play the young guys the right minutes to develop

I think Beniers will still be at center but he'll have less pressure on him.

Agree with @Skeezie1986 .. great moves, I don't care about the contract or money shelled out... not our money , cap is going up.. just improve offense and goals!

@@mimi-sf1ih your going to care about the money when team gets stucked in mediocrity with this aging bad contracts

They are definitely moves made for the next year or two and then fox the fallout later. The Montour move I really like. It won't age well but that's just what you need to do to get a top FA.