2. Mikhail Berdin
Mikhail Berdin is the sleeper pick from the Jets in this expansion draft. I wrote about the twenty-three-year-old over the weekend as one of the Jets’ prospects who can have the biggest impact with the Jets during the next season, but there is a chance, he may not be a part of the Jets organization after Wednesday evening.
Berdin is the highest-rated goaltending prospect in the Winnipeg Jets organization and offers Seattle a low-risk, high-reward pick.
Berdin has had outstanding numbers in each level he has played in regardless if it was in the ECHL with the Jacksonville Icemen or in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose or even in the KHL with SKA St. Petersburg. The fact is, Berdin has proven that he can get the job done and the NHL is not far off for the young goaltender.
If you consider his high potential and take into consideration his contract, Berdin looks like the ideal candidate for a new franchise.
The Russian-born goaltender is on a two-year contract with an AAV at the NHL level of $750,000 and a minors salary in 2021-2022 of $250,000. The contract is a two-way deal for this upcoming season and then switches to a one-way contract the year after.
If you are the Kraken and want to start looking to the future and draft a potential goaltender of the future, this is the perfect prospect to choose.