Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 175 – Mea Culpa (But Not Really)
The guys start the latest episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast by falling on the... spear (sort of)... for a mishap on their last show. They then dive right into Kraken talk, recapping an eventful week for the team, which sandwich a nice win and a skills exhibition...
Episode 175 – Mea Culpa (But Not Really)
The guys start the latest episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast by falling on the... spear (sort of)... for a mishap on their last show. They then dive right into Kraken talk, recapping an eventful week for the team, which sandwich a nice win and a skills exhibition...
Kraken coach Dave Hakstol’s scheme: the neutral zone forecheck (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, I noted a few general observations about Kraken coach Dave Hakstol's coaching system, including my suggestion that Hakstol is a "system-intensive" coach. In this Part 2, I start the process of digging into the schemes the Kraken use in...
Kraken coach Dave Hakstol’s scheme and philosophies: an introduction
During a game broadcast, a commentator will often note that a home team has the advantage of the "last change." Hockey rules provide that after a stoppage in play the away team must commit to its substitutions first, which allows the home team's coach to dictate the...
Three Takeaways from a miserable 6-2 Kraken loss to the Maple Leafs
That one was pretty ugly. Coming into this game against the Maple Leafs, we were somewhat hopeful that—although they were overmatched on paper—the Kraken might build on their exciting 4-3 win over the Ducks on Friday. Instead, Seattle laid an egg, and Toronto leaned...
SOH LIVEBLOG: Kraken lose a 6-2 stinker to the Maple Leafs
If it feels like you’ve been waiting an extra-long time to see the Kraken play the Maple Leafs, that’s because these two teams were supposed to play each other back in December, only to have that game get postponed due to COVID issues. But the long-awaited first...
Seattle Kraken Enemy Report: The Toronto Maple Leafs
SEATTLE – It’s Monday, Valentine’s Day, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are in Seattle again. Yes, again. When the Maple Leafs face off against the Kraken Monday night it won’t be the first time that Toronto has played in Seattle or under the historic roof of Climate...
Jordan Eberle’s third-period goal pushes Kraken past Anaheim Ducks
Jordan Eberle broke a 22-game goalless drought with one that mattered Friday at the Honda Center in Anaheim. It was Eberle’s goal late in the third period that vaulted the Kraken to a 4-3 win against the Ducks. Dec. 6 was the last time he scored and it felt longer...
SOH LIVEBLOG: Kraken beat Ducks 4-3 on Eberle’s late game winner
Seattle underwhelmed in its return from the All-Star break on Wednesday with a 5-2 home loss to a bad Arizona Coyotes team. On Friday, the Kraken will try to get things going back in the right direction against the Anaheim Ducks, a team that has already beaten them...