The Seattle Kraken announced their picks on Wednesday night in a reveal show at Gas Works Park.
The Kraken submitted their picks to the league office at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, and nearly the entire roster was leaked by mid-afternoon.
As expected based on the leaks earlier in the day, Brandon Tanev was officially announced as the Kraken's selection from the Penguins' roster.
The pick frees up $3.5 million in cap space for the Penguins, in addition to the $2.9 million that was freed up by trading Jared McCann to the Maple Leafs. The Penguins now have a projected $7,446,795 in cap space for next season.
General manager Ron Hextall told our Dave Molinari last week that the Penguins are interested in re-signing unrestricted free agents Cody Ceci, Freddy Gaudreau and Evan Rodrigues.
"They certainly still in the mix here, depending on a couple of things that happen with expansion, and a couple of things that happen with our club," Hextall said. "Once we approach them, it's going to be (about the) numbers and can we fit them in our cap."
Of the Penguins' restricted free agents, Hextall all but assured that Mark Jankowski will not receive a qualifying offer. Restricted free agents Zach Aston-Reese and Radim Zohorna still need to be re-signed.
McCann, who was left exposed by Toronto the day after acquiring him from the Penguins, was also selected by the Kraken. Here are the other selections made:
Forwards:
Islanders: Jordan Eberle
Lightning: Yanni Gourde
Avalanche: Joonas Donskoi
Penguins: Brandon Tanev
Maple Leafs: Jared McCann
Predators: Calle Jarnkrok
Coyotes: Tyler Pitlick
Jets: Mason Appleton
Devils: Nathan Bastian
Hurricanes: Morgan Geekie
Rangers: Colin Blackwell
Blackhawks: John Quenneville
Sharks: Alex True
Flyers: Carsen Twarynski
Canucks: Kole Lind
Defensemen:
Flames: Mark Giordano
Wild: Carson Soucy
Ducks: Haydn Fleury
Bruins: Jeremy Lauzon
Kings: Kurtis MacDermid
Stars: Jamie Oleksiak
Oilers: Adam Larsson
Blues: Vince Dunn
Canadiens: Cale Fleury
Blue Jackets: Gavin Bayreuther
Sabres: William Borgen
Red Wings: Dennis Cholowski
Goaltenders:
Senators: Joey Daccord
Capitals: Vitek Vanecek
Panthers: Chris Driedger
