Countdown to TradeCentre: The Price for Giordano

The NHL's Mar. 21 Trade Deadline is approaching and teams are making decisions on whether to buy, sell and decide which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Check out today's trade rumours and speculation from around the NHL beat. And follow TradeCentre on TSN and TSN.ca through Deadline Day for all the updates.

The Seattle Kraken are expected to trade their first-ever captain Mark Giordano ahead of the deadline this month, but it appears he will not come cheap.

TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun wrote Wednesday in The Athletic that he's been told from other teams that the Kraken are "hoping for at least a first-round pick for Giordano and hopefully a prospect on top of that."

Listed at No. 7 on the TSN Hockey Trade Bait board, Giordano has six goals and 23 points in 53 games with the Kraken this season. 

Seattle's general manager Ron Francis confirmed to LeBrun that the 38-year-old has asked to be moved to a contender and the franchise intends to honour that request.

How do guys on the Canucks feel right now when they're in the playoff race but hear their names in trade rumours? What would it take to get Mark Giordano back in Calgary? Which Ducks player is most likely to be dealt? TSN Hockey analyst Mike Johnson joins Jay Onrait with the answers.

“Mark’s been great from Day 1 with us,’’ Francis said. “We didn’t really have a plan to name a captain when we started. Walking into training camp, it was pretty apparent he was going to be the captain of our team. He’s been great all season long for our franchise.

"We’ve had the discussion, he obviously wants the chance to try and win, I totally get that and will do everything I can to help him get that opportunity.’’

With Giordano carrying a cap