Grading the Kraken's draft

For their first few picks, it seemed like the Kraken might be taking an "oops, all centers" approach to this year's draft. As far as draft strategies go, that one isn't awful. After taking Berkly Catton, a dynamic forward from the WHL, at eighth overall, the Kraken also got Julius Miettinen at 40. As we had Miettinen just outside our first round, that feels like a solid choice.

We would've preferred to see them take swings on some of the high-risk, high-reward defense prospects available at their post-Catton picks, given the current state of their prospect pool. That being said, there's no real miss here.

Grade: B+