Ep. 377 – The Ron Francis Era comes to an end
The Seattle Kraken are moving on from Ron Francis, the first GM in team history and the President of Hockey Ops for the past season. The guys give lengthy reactions to this bombshell news and respond to fan questions about it. Plus, an interview with Kraken prospect...
Thoughts on Ron Francis stepping down as Kraken president of hockey operations
The first shoe has dropped for the still-spiraling Seattle Kraken, who announced on Wednesday that Ron Francis, their first general manager in franchise history and current president of hockey operations, will be stepping down at the end of the season. Hired on July...
Three Takeaways – Kraken continue marching toward high draft pick with 5-2 loss at Wild
That was about the best-case scenario for Kraken fans. Seattle played a pretty good game against a much better Minnesota Wild team on Tuesday, it was relatively fun to watch, and the Kraken continued to help themselves in the race for the bottom of the standings and...
Three Takeaways – Kraken’s “slow burnout” continues against the Jets
When Bobby McMann entered the Seattle Kraken lineup in the middle of March, he helped lead the team to victories on back-to-back days against Vancouver and Florida, while the team maintained the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Since those games, the...
Monday Musings: Kraken are virtually eliminated
Last Monday, the Kraken’s playoff hopes were wobbling but still technically alive — thin ice, sure, but not fully cracked. I said three points would be acceptable, fewer than two would be devastating, and… well, here we are. Devastated. I didn’t expect much out of the...
Three Takeaways – “Flat” Kraken lose yet again, 4-2 to Blackhawks
It is officially (well, technically it’s still “unofficially,” but it feels pretty darn official at this point) time for Kraken fans to root for losses. With yet another dreadful loss to the last-place-in-the-Central Division Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, Seattle...
Down on the Farm – Kraken prospects to the Frozen Four, Firebirds face a rash of injuries
This is “Down on the Farm,” your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. This week, we'll update you on where Seattle Kraken prospects postseason update. In particular, we'll highlight a couple of young forwards heading to the NCAA Frozen Four. We'll also get you up...
Kraken Notebook – Trying to stay positive despite terrible stretch, Schwartz back, PP personnel changing?
When a team goes from being firmly in a playoff position to effectively playing itself out of the conversation, one might expect the mood at a late-season practice—with eight games left, a four-point deficit, and four teams to leapfrog to return to the postseason...
Three Takeaways – Kraken likely kill last playoff hopes with 6-2 loss to Mammoth
That feels like the end of the Seattle Kraken’s playoff hopes. Optimism around the team’s chances had certainly waned in recent weeks, as the group continued to sputter its way farther out of the picture. But entering Thursday’s game three points out of the last wild...