Stanley Cup Playoffs Central Division preview: Hurricanes vs. Predators, Panthers vs. Lightning
The Central Division has been my favorite to watch this season. We have everyone’s favorite band of jerks (Carolina Hurricanes) on the verge of breaking through as legitimate Stanley Cup Champion contenders. We have the established juggernaut (Tampa Bay...
A preview of the Honda West Division for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
In the end, the two teams sitting atop the Honda West Division were the teams we all expected to be there heading into these playoffs. But most of us did not predict that the divisional title would come down to the final game of the season. The race was so tight that...
Stanley Cup Playoffs East Division preview: Bruins-Capitals and Penguins-Islanders
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are back, and the MassMutual East Division opens this weekend with a couple of enticing matchups as the Boston Bruins face the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the New York Islanders. It starts Saturday with a fun...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 137 – with Robert Kron
The Sound Of Hockey Podcast welcomes another AWESOME guest this week in Robert Kron, the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Seattle Kraken. As a long-time veteran of the NHL, Kron has a very interesting story from his playing career, and his post-playing career has...
What to root for during the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Stanley Cup Playoffs start this weekend in the NHL, and it will be the last time that the Seattle Kraken will be mere spectators for it. In the future it will be easy to choose what to root for in the playoffs. But what about this year? Maybe it’s your last...
Seattle Kraken sign Luke Henman as first player in franchise history
It was only a matter of time. From the moment the Seattle Kraken officially became the NHL’s 32nd team almost two weeks ago, we knew this news was on the horizon. Now the Kraken have signed their first player in franchise history, agreeing to a three-year entry-level...
Who will be the Seattle Kraken’s first head coach? Take a look at the candidates
Next up on the Seattle Kraken’s to-do list is naming a head coach. Take a look at the candidates being considered by GM Ron Francis.
A look at whether T.J. Oshie is worth the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft pick
The Seattle Kraken are going to select T.J. Oshie from the Washington Capitals in July’s Expansion Draft. At least that’s what media and message board punditocracy seem to have already determined. It’s a presumption that makes sense on the surface. Oshie has been a...
The Chris Driedger Report
Last week, James Mirtle of The Athletic mentioned that Chris Driedger is a goalie of interest for the Seattle Kraken. Mirtle is hardly the first person to mention Driedger’s name in the same sentence with the Kraken, but he was the first to reference “sources."...
No Tom Wilson suspension leads to melee / Kraken foundation announced – Weekly One-Timers
You said there are no soap operas in the NHL, but holy cats, has this last week been a soap opera in the NHL. The cast of this week's episode features the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals, the NHL Department of Player Safety, Gary Bettman, George Parros,...
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