The Seattle Kraken have traded forward Calle Jarnkrok to the Calgary Flames for a 2022 second-round pick (Florida’s), 2023 third-round pick and a 2024 seventh-round pick.
The Kraken retain 50 percent of Jarnkrok’s salary.
Thoughts from the media
Ryan S. Clark: “Kraken were seeking draft capital and that’s now nine picks for this year, 10 picks in 2023 and eight picks in 2024.”
Frank Seravalli: “The 7th round pick was for Seattle to retain half.”
Ryan Pike: “The trade wasn’t competed until past 5pm ET, so Jarnkrok’s salary won’t hit the #Flames books until tomorrow… at 5pm ET. So Brad Treliving has a bit of time to get cap compliant.”
Eric Francis: “Calle Jarnkrok to Calgary has always made the most sense of all potential fits, given his salary ($2m), his defensive prowess, his flexibility and his familiarity as Elias Lindholm’s cousin. 3C was the most glaring hole in the lineup.”
Puck Pedia: “Jarnkrok is a 30 y/o F in Year 6/6 of $2.0M Cap Hit Deal, pending UFA.
43.6% 5v5 GF,
45.3% DFF (-5.8% rel team),
48.4% Corsi (-3.2% rel) Scored
1.77 5v5 P/60
Chris Johnston: “Crazy, but true: Calgary Flames teammates Elias Lindholm, Calle Järnkrok and Jacob Markstrom all hail from Gävle, Sweden — population 75,000. They all work out together each summer.
Lindholm and Järnkrok are cousins.
Sometimes the hockey world seems big. Other times …”
Pat Steinberg: “Calgary had been sniffing around Jarnkrok a lot recently. They’ve been looking at adding another forward since last month’s Toffoli’s acquisition. Really, really good fit. Right shot. Can play centre and the wing. Will count $1 million against the cap.”
Elliotte Friedman: “Was a lot of competition for him.”
Steve Macfarlane: “A great fit for flexibility on the bottom six. Solid pickup for #Flames“
Calle Jarnkrok, acquired by CGY, is a versatile middle-six defensive forward who can chip in goals as well at 5v5. Was playing up in Seattle’s lineup but will be best suited to a 3rd line role. #Flames pic.twitter.com/uAybrED1Tn
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 17, 2022
Calle Järnkrok (traded to Calgary at 50% retained in exchange for a second this year, a third next year, and fourth the year after that) is a good primarily defensive forward with a very good finish. He need not take anybody’s powerplay minutes. pic.twitter.com/iUeOq7YdGc
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) March 17, 2022
Calle Jarnkrok has been traded from the Seattle Kraken to the Calgary Flames in exchange for multiple draft picks. Jarnkrok has been pretty good shutdown bottom-six forward since ~2017. He’s also great at possession exits and recoveries. This is good add for the Flames. pic.twitter.com/Krbu5wh7Tf
— Andy & Rono (@HockeyStatsCZ) March 17, 2022
