NHL Draft Lottery will yield a top-five pick for Kraken but who should they select?
Are you a fan of lottery balls whipping around a plastic receptacle? Do you like watching the NHL’s Deputy Commissioner awkwardly hold up placards with team logos on them? Then the NHL Draft Lottery is for you. The 2022 version of the NHL Draft Lottery takes place...
Kraken roundtable – a discussion on potential offseason roster moves (Part I of II)
The Kraken players have cleaned out their lockers. Darren Brown is back to covering the Wild full time (not really). John Barr is watching the NHL playoffs for us. Andy Eide is finally getting some sleep (but not so much sleep that it prevents your favorite WHL...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 186 – The Spicy Pork and Broccoli Episode
The Seattle Kraken season is now officially over. The games have been played, the lockers have been cleaned out, and the end-of-conference press conferences have been had. On this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, John, Andy, and Darren will bring you up to date...
Episode 186 – The Spicy Pork and Broccoli Episode
The Seattle Kraken season is now officially over. The games have been played, the lockers have been cleaned out, and the end-of-conference press conferences have been had. On this episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, John, Andy, and Darren will bring you up to date...
A dog in the fight – how it feels to have your team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
The feeling is back. It’s a really hard feeling to explain, but it’s like a combination of unbridled joy mixed with existential dread for what you know will likely happen. It’s trying to avoid getting your hopes up, but then something good happens, and suddenly you...
Methodology of building a trade-data-driven NHL Draft pick value chart
This post acts as an "appendix" to my introduction of our draft pick value chart developed from trade data. Methodology Using trade information from CapFriendly–i.e. the most indispensable site known to hockey fandom–I compiled a list of trades involving only draft...
Kraken locker clean-out: Goalie coach fired, AHL team coming to Seattle?
The Seattle Kraken were back at the Kraken Community Iceplex this week. After they wrapped up their first season Sunday in Winnipeg, it was time Monday and Tuesday to pack up their belongings from their lockers before heading back to their summer homes. Clean out day...
Kraken fans’ rooting guide to the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Over the years we have created a Northwest-centric rooting guide for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In prior seasons we would breakdown all the teams with players that had ties to the area, like if they were born or raised in the Northwest or even if they played part...
Kraken give fans a nice sendoff with 3-0 win over Sharks – Three Takeaways
After Seattle’s morning skate on Friday, Yanni Gourde addressed the media. He indicated that against the San Jose Sharks, the Kraken had a desire to put it all out there for the fans that have been supporting them so feverishly all season long. “It's very...