Will the Seattle Kraken's signing of forward Chandler Stephenson come back to bite them?
July 1 was a day of fireworks in the NHL, as teams committed a record $1.12 billion in contracts on just the first day of free agency. That amount of money comes with obvious risks, and the Seattle Kraken may have drawn the short end of the stick.
According to Bleacher Report's Adam Gretz, the Stephenson signing stands out as the worst of the entire offseason. It's not that Stephenson is a bad player. He was a key piece of the Vegas Golden Knights' recent success, scoring over 50 points in each of the past three seasons and has been quite good defensively.
In Vegas, Stephenson had the benefit of playing next to captain Mark Stone, one of the best two-way wingers in the league who perfectly complemented his skillset. While he'll play with some very good players in Seattle, none of them come close to complementing him as well as Stone did. Maybe that will change with time, but that's just the current outlook.
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