Kraken expected to select Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger in expansion draft

Driedger is slated to become an unrestricted free agent later this month, but the Kraken will have exclusive negotiating rights if they select him. The 27-year-old emerged as a solid goaltender with the Panthers over the last two seasons. Driedger and Sergei Bobrovsky split games almost evenly last season, but the former outplayed the latter.