Three Takeaways: Burakovsky injured, Kraken lay an egg against Islanders
That wasn’t the return to game action the Seattle Kraken were looking for, as they laid an egg against the Islanders to kick off their five-game road trip. The Islanders played and won Monday, and they looked like a team that just made a big trade for a star...
Episode 225.5 – Quick Check-in with Jared McCann
The boys are back! Jared McCann got engaged in Hawaii during the break, so Darren chatted with him Tuesday at UBS Arena in New York. That's where the Kraken are beginning their five-game road trip through New York (Islanders and Rangers), New Jersey, Philadelphia, and...
A look at Kraken GM Ron Francis’s history at the trade deadline (trade deadline series – part I of III)
Emerging from the All-Star break of their second season, the Seattle Kraken sit tied atop the Pacific Division standings with 63 points. Seattle is also tied for third in total standings points and second in points percentage in the entire Western Conference. And the...
Practice Notebook: Check-in with Dave Hakstol, healthier Kraken, Megna arrives
The Seattle Kraken took the ice together Monday for the first time since Jan. 28, and it was a sight for sore eyes in several ways. Not only was it the team’s first action since breaking for bye week and the NHL All-Star festivities, but there were several indicators...
Monday Musings – Kraken are back to work
There has not been a single Seattle Kraken game since last week’s Monday Musings, but that has not stopped me from obsessing about this team. I have been digging into game logs, goalie data, shooting percentages, and more. Like all good data analysis, not all...
State of the Franchise – Kraken add Jaycob Megna, return to action in great spot
After a Kraken-player-less NHL All-Star weekend and what has felt like a never-ending hiatus from game action, Seattle finally goes back to work this week with a five-game road trip through the New York Metropolitan area, Philadelphia, and—oddly—Winnipeg. The Kraken...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 225 – All-Star Mailbag
The Seattle Kraken have hit the NHL All-Star break in first place in the Pacific Division. On this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, John, Andy, and Darren answer oodles of your Mailbag questions as the primary focus of the show. Before the Mailbag, they...
Episode 225 – All-Star Mailbag
The Seattle Kraken have hit the NHL All-Star break in first place in the Pacific Division. On this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, John, Andy, and Darren answer oodles of your Mailbag questions as the primary focus of the show. Before the Mailbag, they break...
Monday Musings – Kraken roll into the bye week
Monday Musings is a collection of random thoughts and observations about the last week of activity from the hockey world with an emphasis on the Kraken and other happenings around the Puget Sound hockey community. Kraken Thoughts The Kraken head into the bye week and...