Now, the Seattle Kraken can get crackin'.
The National Hockey League's 32nd and newest franchise stocked its roster Wednesday in the expansion draft, with their selections announced at a nationally televised party at Seattle's Gas Works Park featuring Grammy Award-winning Macklemore and several of the city's current and former sports heroes.
General manager Ron Francis passed up two of the biggest — and most expensive — names left unprotected in Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog.