Three Takeaways – Costly penalties doom Kraken against Stars in Game 2
The second-round series between the Kraken and the Stars is now tied at 1-1 after a tired-looking performance by Seattle in Game 2. The Kraken hung in through 20 minutes, thanks in large part to Philipp Grubauer (again), but costly penalties got the snowball rolling...
Data Dump: Stanley Cup Playoff roster breakdown
Now that we are through the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I thought it would be fun to look at the data behind the rosters and try to evaluate how they were built. Player acquisition type NHL Entry Draft, free agency, trades, and waiver wire acquisitions...
Three Takeaways – Pavelski scores four, but Kraken get OT win in Game 1 over Stars
The magical playoff ride continued Tuesday. The Seattle Kraken picked up right where they left off after their first-round win over Colorado and beat the Dallas Stars in their building to take a 1-0 series lead. Game 1 wasn’t devoid of drama, as Seattle had to...
Episode 237 – Who’s Next?
The Seattle Kraken shocked the world in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by knocking off the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in Game 7. Darren was in the building for the game, and John was home having heart palpitations, so both give their thoughts on that...
Enemy Report: The Dallas Stars
It's 9:12 pm Pacific on April 30, 2023. Yanni Gourde hunches over the right face-off circle near Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer. Mikko Rantanen leans in. 44 seconds remain in Game 7 of this first-round series between the Seattle Kraken and Colorado Avalanche....
Three Takeaways – Bjorkstrand and Grubauer lead Kraken to Game 7 win over Avalanche
Holy cannoli! They did it! The Seattle Kraken beat the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in a deciding Game 7 on the road, creating a core sports memory that will stick with the team’s fledgling fanbase for decades. “I think it’s huge for us, for the team, and...
Three Takeaways – Desperate Avalanche beat Kraken 4-1, force Game 7
Oh, what could have been for the Kraken in Game 6 against the Avalanche. We couldn’t help imagining Seattle closing out the Stanley Cup champions on home ice and thinking of the chaos it would have created in and around Climate Pledge Arena. Alas, the Avalanche—with...
Notebook – The Kraken are ready for “huge” Game 6 against Avalanche
Before Game 4 at Climate Pledge Arena, with the Kraken trailing the Avalanche 2-1 in their first-round playoff series, players joked with one another that it was, in the words of Jordan Eberle, “the biggest game in Kraken history." Well, as Seattle continues its first...
Three Takeaways – The legend of Tye Kartye; Kraken beat Avalanche in Game 5
It wasn’t easy, but the Kraken did the damn thing Wednesday, earning a hard-fought, well-played, 60-minute, total-team victory, 3-2 over the Avalanche. Every player in the lineup, including just-called-up Tye Kartye, contributed to the win in some way. The closing...