This week on The Hockey News Podcast with senior writers Ryan Kennedy and Matt Larkin: We preview the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, which takes place July 21. Topics include: - Should GM Ron Francis build a team that competes right away or one that will contend years down the road? - Which bad contracts might the Kraken be willing to acquire? - Who will be Seattle's starting goalie on opening night? - Which team is in the biggest pickle, forced to lose a good player to Seattle? - Will the Kraken make any hometown player selections? - Which players may be traded in the next week for expansion-draft reasons a la Viktor Arvidsson? - Listener mailbag, including: Which UFAs might Seattle target? Will any teams not meet their exposure requirements? And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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