Monday Musings: Kraken searching for answers
Mathematically, there have been worse weeks in the Kraken’s brief franchise history, but when the schedule was released, this week stood out as a prime opportunity to pick up points, with four games against teams expected to be bottom feeders. Last week, I cautioned...
Three Takeaways – Kraken take an abysmal two-game sweep from the lowly Sharks
Whoa. That was two very bad days of no-good, rotten hockey from the Seattle Kraken. For months, we viewed this latest four-game stretch of the schedule as a chance for them to make hay against two bad teams and perhaps snag a playoff position—just in time for a...
Photo Gallery – Kraken vs Sharks – Nov 30
Down on the Farm: Data check in at U.S. Thanksgiving
Welcome to "Down on the Farm," a weekly update on Seattle Kraken prospects. This holiday week we'll have just a quick look at the week that was for the Kraken prospect pool, before returning to our full column next week. I hope everyone had a happy and restful...
Three Takeaways – Kraken limp into Thanksgiving with 5-2 loss to Ducks
That game didn’t have to end up being gross… but it was gross for the Seattle Kraken, who fell behind early, rallied back, and then collapsed into Thanksgiving with a 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on home ice. In a stretch of hockey where the Kraken should really be...
Ep. 313 – Featuring Ian Furness and Ben Meyers (we accidentally called it Ep. 314)
SHAME! The guys made a booboo on this one, calling it Ep. 314, when it's actually 313. Oh well! It's still a great episode, with not one, but TWO interviews, one with Ben Meyers and the other with Ian Furness. Ian has LOTS of great stories about "riding the bus"...
Kraken Notebook – Could tensions bubble over for Ducks and Kraken? Vince Dunn getting closer
At the end of the second period in a 3-2 Seattle Kraken win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, forwards Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev stood at center ice and barked at the Ducks' bench. Tensions had boiled over after winger Tye Kartye laid a heavy-but-clean hit (he...
What is the value of Vince Dunn to the Seattle Kraken?
Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn has been on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) since Oct. 17. During a Kraken Hockey Network broadcast on Nov. 8, general manager Ron Francis joined the pregame show and provided an update on Dunn's recovery timeline. GM Ron Francis...
Three Takeaways – Andre Burakovsky and Shane Wright break through in 3-2 Kraken win over Ducks
The Kraken didn’t make it easy on themselves, facing a 2-1 deficit entering the third period Monday. But they mustered just enough offensive output to skate away with a 3-2 win over the Ducks in Anaheim. Seattle got goals from a couple of forwards who have been...