The Seattle Kraken have re-signed Cale Fleury to a two-year, one-way deal carrying an $890,000 average annual value.
The 26-year-old defenseman has been with the Kraken organization since the 2021-22 season, playing 36 games in the NHL, recording two assists. The majority of his Kraken tenure has been spent with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the AHL, where he’s scored 14 goals and 62 points in 104 games.
Fleury recorded his highest game tally with the Kraken this year, skating in 14 games and averaging 12:52 of ice time. Fleury was consistently the first defenseman the Kraken would call up to replace any injured or ill Kraken defenseman.
Listed at 6’1, 204 lbs, the former third-round pick (87th overall) of the Montreal Canadiens has become a safe option for the Kraken to call up when needed, and it’s why he’s earned a one-way contract. The contract, being a one-way contract, is an important piece of business for Fleury. For Fleury to play in the AHL, he’d need to clear waivers, like John Hayden and Ben Meyers, who recently signed one-way contracts with the Kraken as well.
The Kraken have made quick work of a lot of minor deals prior to the opening of free agency, which should allow them to put their focus on other free agents and their own restricted free agents, which are headlined by Kaapo Kakko, Ryker Evans and Tye Kartye.
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