Monday Musings – Recency Bias
Last week, I mentioned that if the Kraken were to get four out of a possible six points from the three games between then and now, it would resemble a playoff team. They got four out of six points by beating Tampa Bay and Nashville and losing to Calgary. So why do I...
Three Takeaways – Kraken let a winnable game slip to struggling Flames
The Kraken lost 6-3 to the Calgary Flames Saturday in an uncharacteristically poor effort. We've seen them lose in a lot of ways, but they don’t typically get outhustled, and that seemed to happen for a long stretch against a down-on-its-luck Flames team that had lost...
It seems the Kraken have found the right mix of forward lines… for now
As the Seattle Kraken prepared to take on the struggling Calgary Flames Saturday, line rushes at their morning skate looked familiar to what we’ve seen over the past week. Assuming nothing changes between practice and game time, this will be the third game in a row...
Three Takeaways – Grubauer makes timely saves, Dumoulin gets timely goal
The Kraken might be finding their mojo. Thursday's 4-2 win against the Nashville Predators felt like so many of the games from the 2022-23 campaign. It was common last season for Seattle to get in a position where it badly needed to score a goal, and lo and behold,...
Data Dump: October 2023-24 NHL Attendance report
There has been chatter about potential NHL attendance issues across the league early this season. Softness in Winnipeg, Buffalo, and Ottawa has been bantered about across Canadian hockey media outlets, but is it accurate? Is attendance actually a problem in those...
Why is the two-goal lead so hard to keep? Kraken players weigh in
In the run-up to Halloween, watching the Kraken’s four road games against Detroit, Carolina, Florida, and Tampa Bay sometimes felt more like Groundhog Day. It was virtually the same script for each contest; the Kraken would jump out to a two-goal lead, then let it...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 259 – The Spooooooky Episode
The boys recorded the latest episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast on Halloween night, so there's a slightly spookier mood to this one than usual. And while the mood in BarrDown Studios is spooky, the mood surrounding the Kraken has gotten a bit brighter after...
Three Takeaways – Kraken close out road trip with huge 4-3 win over Lightning
The Kraken didn’t make it easy on themselves on this road trip, but in the end, they're coming home with a positive 2-1-1 result after a four-game gauntlet that brought them meetings with a red-hot Red Wings team, then scary matchups against the Hurricanes, Panthers,...
Monday Musings – Let’s be objective about the Kraken
Historically, it has been hard to get a good read on a team until about the 10-game mark of the NHL season. Well, the 10th game of the 2023-24 Seattle Kraken campaign will be played Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, a team the Kraken have never beaten...
Three Takeaways – Bad stanchion bounce costs Kraken against Panthers
If you thought Thursday’s overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes was painful, just wait! We have a doozy for you in this one. The Kraken had a two-goal lead against the Florida Panthers in the second period Saturday and seemed to be in complete control after Eeli...
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