Report: Kraken opt not to take Blue Jackets' Domi, to select Bayreuther

July 21, 2021 - 12:23pm

Columbus Blue Jackets centre Max Domi skates during the first period of against the Detroit Red Wings, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio / AP)

The Seattle Kraken have opted not to take forward Max Domi from the Columbus Blue Jackets in Wednesday’s expansion draft, choosing instead to pick defenceman Gavin Bayreuther, according to Daily Faceoff‘s Frank Seravalli.

Mild surprise from #CBJ. The pick is not Max Domi.#SeaKraken will be selecting D Gavin Bayreuther from Columbus.

@DFOHockey

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

Domi, 26, struggled in his first season in Columbus, recording nine goals and 15 assists in 54 games after arriving via trade from the Montreal Canadiens in October 2020.

Domi has one year remaining on the two-year, $10.6-million contract he signed prior to the 2020-21 campaign.

Bayreuther, meanwhile, is an unrestricted free agent who had one goal in nine games with the Blue Jackets last season. The 27-year-old also had 12 points in 14 AHL game’s with the Cleveland Monsters.