BREAKING NEWS: Jordan Eberle re-signs with Kraken for two years, $9.5 million
After much discussion and debating about how the Seattle Kraken would handle Jordan Eberle at the NHL trade deadline, the two sides were able to work out a contract extension at the eleventh hour. Eberle has been re-signed for two years, at a $4.75 million cap hit,...
It’s been a rough road for Andre Burakovsky, who finally scored Tuesday
Andre Burakovsky has missed more games due to injury than he has played for the Seattle Kraken. As of March 6, he has missed 80 games and played in 78 over these past two seasons. Burakovsky came to the Kraken a year after winning his second Stanley Cup with the...
BREAKING NEWS: Kraken trade Alex Wennberg to the New York Rangers
As expected, Alex Wennberg has been traded by the Seattle Kraken. We've expected this to be the outcome for a while, and this move became a foregone conclusion when the team held Wennberg out of the lineup Monday and Tuesday for "trade-related reasons." The only...
Three Takeaways – Kraken win again, 4-3 over the Winnipeg Jets
The Seattle Kraken continued to confound Tuesday by defeating an impressive Winnipeg Jets team 4-3 in their barn, despite being on the second of back-to-backs with travel, and despite being without top defenseman Vince Dunn (injured by Martin Prospisil’s dirty hit on...
“One of the most dynamic players in the WHL” – Jagger Firkus Week was even better than expected
For the first time in the Seattle Kraken's young franchise history, a highly touted prospect made non-Kraken-related appearances in the region. The high-flying Moose Jaw Warriors made their lone trip of the season through the U.S. Division last week, and along with...
Three Takeaways – Kraken knock off Flames despite “garbage” hits
That game got spicy! On a day when rumors were swirling wildly around Alex Wennberg, who was held out of the lineup for “trade-related issues,” Monday’s tilt between the Seattle Kraken and the Calgary Flames almost felt like an afterthought. But the Kraken...
Monday Musings – Staring into the abyss
The Seattle Kraken fell short of the ultimatum I set in last week's Monday Musings of grabbing five out of a possible six points, but I can’t be upset at the effort. The boys came away with gutsy wins against the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins but fell short of...
February update for the Seattle Kraken’s playoff chances
Almost two months have passed since we first outlined the playoff chances for the Seattle Kraken. In that first iteration, we concluded the Kraken would need to hit 93 points to give themselves a 50-percent chance at making the playoffs. They fell three points behind...
Three Takeaways – Grubauer, Kraken shut out Penguins 2-0
Philipp Grubauer has stated his case that he does not want to be the backup goalie for the Seattle Kraken anymore and earned an impressive 33-save shutout in a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Seattle didn’t have much jump to start the game and...
Goalie game: How a simple idea snowballed into the talk of the hockey world
What happens when you put 30 goalies together on one sheet of ice? Pure and utter chaos, of course! Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, and now residing in Oak Harbor, Wash., Kyle Sorenson, known as Salmon Nerd (@NerdSalmon) on X, had a simple yet oddly brilliant idea...
