Three Takeaways – Kraken miss chances, lose Tanev in season-opening loss to Golden Knights
The Kraken season is officially underway, and while the effort was decent, Tuesday’s opening-night loss to the Golden Knights was deserved. Seattle made too many mistakes and left too many chips on the table (that’s a little Vegas gambling reference for you, in case...
Kraken Sound Table – 2023-24 predictions and superlatives
The Seattle Kraken season opener is today! Kraken hockey is officially back! Initial rosters have been published, final practice skates completed, and power-play scheme adjustments confirmed. It's time for the games to count for real. We're feeling it and hope you are...
Kraken Forecast: Sizing up Seattle’s playoff chances
In the middle of last offseason, I went through a forecasting exercise to analyze the Seattle Kraken roster and evaluate the team's playoff chances after its offseason acquisitions. Historical data says that NHL teams with positive adjusted goal differential on the...
After final cuts, Kartye and Daccord stay, Kraken roster at 22
On Saturday, the Kraken announced the team's final round of training camp cuts, reducing the active roster to 22 players. This is one below the active player maximum of 23 players. First, the Kraken announced waiver-exempt young players Ryker Evans and Shane Wright...
Three Takeaways – Kraken lose dress rehearsal game, lineup becoming clearer
It wasn’t quite the game the Seattle Kraken wanted to close out their preseason, but it wasn’t terrible, either. Seattle had a poor start, and at one point trailed 10-1 in shots on goal. But things balanced out as the game wore on, except on the scoreboard, which...
Opportunities for improvement on the Seattle Kraken power play
It is no secret that an area where the Seattle Kraken have an opportunity to improve this season is their power play. That's not to say it was horrible all last season - Seattle ranked 21st in the league - but isolating just playoff teams, they ranked 14th out of the...
After big round of cuts, Shane Wright, Tye Kartye, Ryker Evans still with Kraken… for now
The Kraken announced a sweeping round of cuts from their training camp roster Thursday, assigning four players directly to the AHL and placing 10 players on waivers with the purpose of assigning them to Coachella Valley. The players that got assigned directly to...
Three Takeaways – Players make final statements in 2-1 Kraken win over Canucks
Well, that was a sloppy, ugly, no-good, rotten preseason game, but it ended with the Seattle Kraken taking a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Both sides dressed a lot of guys bound for the AHL, and a few of Seattle's bubble players...
With cuts looming, an updated prediction of Kraken opening-night roster
We have turned the corner on training camp from the “Who will stick around for a while?” phase to the “Who will make the opening-night roster?” phase. While there’s plenty of whittling left to do for the Kraken (and a big round of cuts is looming), we feel we’ve seen...
Three Takeaways – Kraken lose to Oilers but see plenty of positives
It’s easy to have negative feelings after a 4-1 loss, but in the preseason, it’s important to think about the *way* a team played. Plus, there will be ample time for negativity during the regular season, so let's save those feelings for now. For Kraken fans, there...
