The Vancouver Canucks announced on Friday night that they’ve traded ahead Daniel Sprong to the Seattle Kraken for future issues. He was signed as a free agent late within the offseason to a one-year $975,000 contract so as to add extra depth scoring to the lineup.
Normal Supervisor Patrik Allvin introduced in the present day that F Daniel Sprong has been traded to the Seattle Kraken in trade for future issues. pic.twitter.com/EpI5HhB7W5
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 9, 2024
There have been issues with Sprong’s defensive sport when he was signed, however head coach Rick Tocchet stated that he and the teaching employees would work with him to deal with these points. He began the season on the second line with Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander, however rapidly fell to the fourth line after which was banished to the press field as a wholesome scratch. When he did return to the lineup, he was again to seeing restricted minutes on the fourth line.
Sprong finishes his temporary Canucks tenure with just one objective and three assists in 9 video games, averaging 11:39 of ice time. His season-high was 15:19 towards the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 30 and just lately noticed solely 9:32 towards the Los Angeles Kings in a sport the place the Canucks had been lacking Brock Boeser for almost all of it. You’d suppose as an offensive participant, he would get extra ice time with one among their prime scorers out. However he didn’t. Clearly, he wasn’t trusted by the coaches to play a daily shift, and can now return to Seattle the place he had a career-high 21 objectives and 46 factors in 2022-23.
The transfer could also be a stunning one, however with Dakota Joshua returning quickly and Jonathan Lekkerimaki wanting like he might be prepared for the NHL, one thing needed to give with the roster. Sprong was the odd man out, in all probability due to his one-dimensional sport. The Canucks will see him again in a Kraken jersey on Dec. 28 after they face Seattle in a matinee affair at Rogers Area.
