Kraken’s Free Agency Dilemma: Are huge free-agent contracts worth it?
The NHL free agency period will open on July 1, and NHL teams will be tempted to sign blue-chip free agents who become available. The allure of acquiring top-tier talent through a big-money contract can be irresistible, and while the Kraken's options might be limited...
Kraken free agency primer: roster spots and cap space
As the Stanley Cup Playoffs wind down, our focus has started to turn to the offseason. We already spent a week looking at the Seattle Kraken prospect pool, and now we are dedicating this week to free agency, which is just three weeks away. Free agency is always a...
Stanley Cup Final Preview – Edmonton Oilers versus Florida Panthers
After almost daily NHL postseason hockey action since the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, this past week has been a long one. The Florida Panthers are finally set to face-off against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Here is the series schedule: Game 1: Saturday,...
The offseason to-do list for Ron Francis and the Seattle Kraken
With just one more round of Stanley Cup Playoff hockey left to go, it’s challenging to wrap one’s head around the fact that the Seattle Kraken have not been in contention for the Stanley Cup Final since April 3. That’s two full months since Seattle was mathematically...
A data-driven look at 2024 NHL Draft top prospects
A few weeks ago we dug into all NHL-affiliated prospects, first ranking the Seattle Kraken’s prospects and then comparing the prospect pools of every team in the league based on player production from the 2023-24 season. Now, as the calendar turns to June, we look to...
Crafting a Contender: Lessons for the Seattle Kraken on roster construction
As the Seattle Kraken aim to rise in the NHL standings, examining the roster-building strategies of this year's Stanley Cup semi-finalists offers valuable insights into how contending teams have been constructed. Each of the final four clubs—the Edmonton Oilers,...
Kraken Notebook: Takeaways from Dan Bylsma’s introductory presser
And now, it’s officially official. Tuesday was a big day as the Seattle Kraken formally announced what the entire hockey world already knew: Dan Bylsma would be taking the wheel as the second head coach in the team’s history. For additional coverage on the hiring, I...
Dan Bylsma was always the choice to become the next Kraken head coach
As is now being widely reported, Dan Bylsma is expected to be announced as the new head coach of the Seattle Kraken in a press conference Tuesday at Kraken Community Iceplex. Assuming the reports are correct, Bylsma will become the second head coach in franchise...
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference finals preview
With four teams remaining, the conference finals are upon us. In the second round, we saw some great hockey with three series going to six games and one going to seven. For full transparency, I did not do well at predicting the outcomes in my series previews for Round...
Which young Kraken players could factor into the NHL roster next season?
As we put a bow on “Prospect Week” here at Sound Of Hockey, I’ve been thinking about the promise of the Seattle Kraken prospect pool and how quickly we might see some of its members begin to have an impact on the NHL club. As we know, most of the players we’ve...
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