This one had the makings of a real stinker for the Kraken, who—at least on paper—appeared to be overmatched coming in. In Thursday’s preseason game against the Vancouver Canucks, Seattle dressed a young lineup with only a handful of roster locks, while its neighbors to the north sent out most of their regulars. The Canucks (especially offseason signee Andrei Kuzmenko) were scoring early and often, and it felt like a game that could get away from the Kraken. To their credit, though, the young guns battled back from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits and skated away with a surprising 4-3 overtime win. Here are our Three Takeaways from Seattle’s third preseason win in as many tries. Takeaway #1: John...

This one had the makings of a real stinker for the Kraken, who—at least on paper—appeared to be overmatched coming in. In Thursday’s preseason game against the Vancouver Canucks, Seattle dressed a young lineup with only a handful of roster locks, while its neighbors to the north sent out most of...