Another player that is likely headed to the free agency market is defenseman Carson Soucy. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff is reporting that the Seattle Kraken and the hulking defenseman had discussions about an extension, but it appears that at this point he is going to unrestricted free agency and will be in a new uniform next season.
This past season Soucy finished last in Kraken defensemen for points and ice time, however, he will still be a significant loss on the backend for Seattle. Together with offensive defenseman Justin Schultz, they formed one of the top third-defensive pairings in the NHL last season, which is what will ultimately price Soucy out of Seattle.
Soucy had three goals and 13 assists in 78 games last season and while he will never an offensive defenseman, he may be paid like one given that he’ll be entering a very weak free-agent market for defensemen. Soucy can bring a lot to a new team, he can play on both sides of the ice, has a bomb from the point, and is a good penalty killer. The one caveat to Soucy’s recent success is that he’s played sheltered minutes for the past two seasons. If a team pays him like a second-pairing defenseman, they might be very disappointed with the results.
Given what is known about Soucy’s game it seems unlikely that a team will dramatically overpay him. Daily Faceoff is projecting a three-year contract for him with an average annual value of $2.5MM, while The Athletic is projecting a $2.6MM annual value also on a three-year deal. Those numbers are more in line with a third pairing defensemen and that is a role the Soucy can flourish in as demonstrated by the past two seasons.
Gudas would be great pick up instead of him if he walks..
Ryker Evans will do just fine
The A is a different game then the bigs …Maybe but a vet will give the team a solid dman not a rook..
Gotta play the rookie at some point or they will always just be a rookie. Riker looks ready, and a spot on the third pair next year looks like the right spot for him.
Then the Kraken will be “sans Soucy”
Pardon my French.
Kinda wanna see him in NJ, would be better than watching B. Smith every night and it lets us develop Nemec a little more
You can have him, he is overrated by anyone that didn’t watch him for more than a handful of games. He gives the puck away too much, and he likes to watch instead of play.
You clearly didnt see how bad B. Smith was for us, he’s at least an upgrade on the 3rd pairing since we traded Severson
I like Soucy but boy does he ever have some complete mental lapses at times. Guy takes some seriously I’ll advised and poorly time penalties
Yep, you are right. And has taken some poorly-timed awful penalties!!
Soucy has very little value but some over zealous and uneducated GM will over pay, It may take a couple of days but it will happen.
Wilf again babbling aimlessly. Please keep posting!
Meh. He didn’t suck, but this is scarcely a crushing blow to Seattle.