Everything must go! The Seattle Kraken Trade Deadline fire sale continued Monday morning, when the team announced that it had traded veteran forward Marcus Johansson to the Washington Capitals, one of Johansson’s former teams. In return, the Kraken received a 2022...
If you thought the Seattle Kraken were done wheeling and dealing after they moved their three most obvious trade candidates in Mark Giordano, Colin Blackwell, and Calle Jarnkrok, then you were sorely mistaken. Late Sunday, general manager Ron Francis kept hustling and...
The worst-kept secret in hockey—that Seattle Kraken captain Mark Giordano was a potential trade candidate—is a “secret” no more. Giordano and forward Colin Blackwell were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, a day before the NHL Trade Deadline. The Kraken...
The first NHL Trade Deadline in the history of the Seattle Kraken is expected to be a busy one, and the first of potentially many dominoes fell on Wednesday. Versatile forward Calle Jarnkrok was officially traded to the Pacific Division rival Calgary Flames for a...
There is a line in The Dark Knight, where the Joker, played by Heath Ledger, holds up a gloved hand and in a very staccato rhythm, says, “And here… we… go." Ledger delivers the memorable line just as chaos is about to strike Gotham City. That cinematic moment is the...
Kraken general manager Ron Francis made himself available to the local media Tuesday following the team’s practice at the Kraken Community Iceplex. He touched on a number of topics, and while he did not drop any bombshells or break any news, he did offer some insight...
On the ice, things have gone about as poorly as they possibly could go in this inaugural season for the Seattle Kraken. With the team firmly planted in last place in the Pacific Division and pushing for a lottery pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, it has become...
With the NHL trade deadline just four weeks away, we thought it would be a good time to look at previous trade deadlines to help prepare on what to expect over the coming month. This will be focused on the league as a whole and not necessarily on how the Kraken might...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are back, and the MassMutual East Division opens this weekend with a couple of enticing matchups as the Boston Bruins face the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the New York Islanders. It starts Saturday with a fun...
The NHL trade deadline is always a fun time for NHL fans. If our team is in the thick of the playoff picture, we hope it makes huge trades and pushes all our collective chips into the center of the table with hopes of playing for the Stanley Cup. But is this the right...
If hockey is what you seek, then the past week should have been quite fulfilling for you, because there was a LOT of it to be found. What’s more, much of the hockey that was played was quite entertaining, with each game across the various elite leagues seemingly more...
Any trades between now and the NHL trade deadline on April 12 should help solidify the 30 rosters of teams participating in the NHL Expansion Draft in July. But Kraken fans should also be keeping an eye out for several potential extensions and therefore additions to...
