Three Takeaways – Kraken drop final away game of the season, 2-1, to the Golden Knights
The Seattle Kraken closed out their road slate in perfectly acceptable fashion, bouncing back from a dud 7-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday with a more competitive outing against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. But, as has happened many times before...
Mikey Eyssimont is making a strong case to stick with the Seattle Kraken next season
When the Seattle Kraken traded Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde to the Tampa Bay Lightning for two first-round picks, a second-round pick, and depth forward Mikey Eyssimont, our immediate reaction to Eyssimont's inclusion in the deal was that he was some sort of...
Monday Musings: Having fun toward the end
The Seattle Kraken scored five goals in each of their last two games and allowed just one goal against in two convincing wins over the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks. These games don’t mean much in the standings, but they might help set the tone for the...
Three Takeways – Seattle Kraken blank the Vancouver Canucks 5-0
The Seattle Kraken wrapped up their season series against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night with a commanding 5-0 victory at Rogers Arena. Despite missing top goal scorers Jaden Schwartz and Eeli Tolvanen due to undisclosed reasons, the Kraken never looked out...
Strived for 95 points, but came up short; the Seattle Kraken are mathematically eliminated
The Seattle Kraken set out to reach the playoffs this season but have officially fallen short. With the St. Louis Blues' win over the Colorado Avalanche on March 29, the Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention. As the NHL inches toward the postseason, the...
Monday Musings: The Kraken plus the PWHL
All I’ve asked for down the stretch is for the Seattle Kraken to play competitive games that are enjoyable to watch. Over the past week, that’s exactly what they delivered during a tough three-game stretch. The Kraken lost in overtime to the Calgary Flames, blew the...
‘Hard-fought’ Silvertips and Thunderbirds series all tied up as series shifts to Kent
Get the popcorn ready, because we might be in this thing for the long haul. What a series we have on our hands in the WHL Playoffs first round, as after the No. 8-seeded Seattle Thunderbirds took an emotional Game 1, the No. 1-seeded Everett Silvertips countered in...
Three Takeaways – Kraken officially eliminated from playoffs while Stars clinch with 5-1 win
And with a whimper, the Seattle Kraken were officially eliminated from playoff contention. We knew this day was coming for a loooooong time, and the conversations around the Kraken shifted to a "we know we’re out of it" sentiment well before the NHL Trade Deadline....
Three Takeaways – Kraken use huge second period to drub injury-riddled Oilers 6-1
Look, we recognize these weren’t the Edmonton Oilers we’ve come to know and hate—the ones that feature two of the world’s best players in currently injured Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. We also recognize that this version of the Oilers was without other players...
A plan to prevent tanking in the NHL – Burn Point Threshold
We’re at that point in the season when the Seattle Kraken are playing games that no longer have playoff implications. I still enjoy tuning in, but it's undeniably more fun when they win or battle hard in close contests. The decreasing importance of the games got us at...
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