The Seattle Kraken sat out the trade deadline. Did they miss an opportunity?
In the two weeks before the NHL Trade Deadline every single team projected into the playoffs or within four standings points of projecting into the playoffs made a trade—that is, except for the Seattle Kraken. Of course, it is not breaking news at this point that the...
Seattle Kraken penalty kill falters in 5-2 loss to Dallas Stars
Main Takeaway The Seattle Kraken dropped the second half of a two-game set to the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Each team tallied two even-strength goals, but special teams was the difference: Dallas went three-for-four on the power play,...
Three Takeaways – Another disappointing finish in 4-3 Kraken OT loss to Stars
The Kraken had the Central Division’s top team, the Dallas Stars, against the ropes Saturday but failed to land the knockout blow. Instead, a mad scramble in the waning minutes produced a late tying goal for Dallas, and Seattle coughed up a point in the standings by...
Three Takeaways – Kraken erase three-goal deficit, still lose to Senators
Here’s how we would sum up Thursday’s disappointing 5-4 Kraken loss to the Ottawa Senators: You can’t win ’em all. Or can you? Hold on, maybe you can win ’em all. You definitely can win ’em all! Oh, wait, you may not win ’em all. Ok, you can’t win ’em all. On a...
Episode 230 – Flowing Is Better Than Ebbing
The Kraken are rolling again with a five-game win streak, including a recent perfect four-game road trip. The Sound Of Hockey Podcast is here to bring you up to speed on all the latest news surrounding the team, from Andre Burakovsky getting back on the ice to Philipp...
Kraken Prospects: Jagger Firkus has swagger that makes him one to watch
Seattle Kraken prospect and Moose Jaw Warriors forward Jagger Firkus has a lot of tools in his bag. The diminutive but electrifying winger scores goals and creates chances with his skill and creativity. But when it comes to Jagger, it’s more of his swagger that...
Three Takeaways – Kraken beat Ducks, McCann gets creative, Dunn snaps
The Kraken got the job done against a bad Ducks team Tuesday in what coach Dave Hakstol called a “workmanlike” effort from his squad. That’s a pretty good way to describe that game, which didn’t have great flow or energy from either side. But, two points are two...
Tuesday Musings – Told you so
The Musings post is usually published on Mondays, but with a big Kraken win on Sunday, we thought it might be good to let the victory content breathe a bit. Kraken Thoughts When I wrote the Musings last week, I was a little nervous. The boys had just lost three games...
Three Takeaways – Jaden Schwartz forecheck key for Kraken OT win over Avalanche
We were 2:30 away from having a very different set of Three Takeaways Friday, as it looked like the Kraken were getting stymied by Alexandar Georgiev and the Colorado Avalanche. But at the eleventh hour, Seattle’s forecheck (and by “forecheck,” we mean Jaden Schwartz)...