Four Options For The Seattle Kraken With The Fourth Overall Pick
By Jim Lynch
Option Two: David Jiricek – D
This is kind of interesting. The last three drafts from 2019 to 2021 have seen a defenseman picked at fourth overall in two of the three drafts. Those two defensemen are Bowen Byram with the Colorado Avalanche in 2019 and Luke Hughes in 2021 with the New Jersey Devils.
We could and most likely will see another defenseman picked with the fourth overall pick. The Kraken got their center last season when they drafted Matty Beniers with the second overall pick. In 10 games this past season he put up nine points during that time.
Beniers is their center of the future and now they have an opportunity to draft an absolute game-changer on their blue line. David Jiricek is 6’3″ and has the potential to become a top defenseman for years to come in this game.
Different outlets have him ranked at different spots with Elite Prospects ranking him second whereas Bob McKenzie of TSN has him ranked seventh. Jiricek should be available at fourth overall, and drafting him definitely won’t hurt the future of the franchise.