John Forslund ready for the journey as the new Seattle Kraken TV voice
John Forslund remembers the moment he became a hockey fan. It was 1970 and Bobby Orr scored his famous ‘flying’ goal to win the Stanley Cup in overtime. That was a big moment for Forslund who grew up in Springfield, Mass. as a Boston Bruins fan. While he didn’t know...
How the Laine-Dubois trade will impact Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft
It's not often that teams manage to include three disgruntled players in the same trade. But that's exactly what Winnipeg and Columbus were able to accomplish this past weekend. The Blue Jackets traded wunderkind center Pierre-Luc Dubois and a third-round pick in 2022...
Colorado Avalanche depth is Seattle’s advantage
The Colorado Avalanche are in the middle of a Stanley Cup contending window that only comes around once every 25 years, if you are lucky. After an earlier-than-expected exit in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, general manager Joe Sakic made only a few tweaks to the...
Weekly One-Timers: Pierre-Luc Dubois trade, young NHL players make impact
The Pierre-Luc Dubois saga appears to have finally ended in Columbus, as after a drama-filled week, the burgeoning center was granted his requested trade, along with a third-round pick, to the Winnipeg Jets for Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic. Dubois surprised many...
The Philadelphia Flyers depth is a plus for Seattle Kraken at Expansion Draft
The Philadelphia Flyers had a breakout season of sorts last year. They finished one point out of first place in the Metropolitan Division when the league stopped but were top four in the Eastern Conference and earned a bye during the qualifying round. While it was a...
Sound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 121 – With The Athletic’s Ryan Clark
The blue pants are heinous! It's a very fun and mega-sized episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast this week, as the guys welcome Ryan Clark, Seattle Kraken beat writer/national writer for The Athletic. It's a very fun conversation with Ryan, who certainly can tell a...
Missing the bus – travel tales from a hockey insider (Part I)
While traveling on the LA Kings charter at night after a game, I ran out of battery juice because of a faulty connection at my seat and preferred to continue working on the plane rather than spend an extra hour at the charter terminal on arrival at 2 a.m. We spent...
How the Vancouver Canucks shape up for the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft
Look ahead to the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft to see which Vancouver Canucks player will head south to join the Seattle Kraken for their inaugural season.
NHL Opening Week gave us a little bit of everything
NHL hockey is back and served up an entertaining opening week. There were impressive rookie debuts, players facing old teams, and some hot starts. The new division formats have provided early dramatics – see Montreal versus Toronto in the Scotia North – as...
St Louis Blues give Seattle Kraken options in the Expansion Draft
The St. Louis Blues will have several key decisions to make on their approach to the Expansion Draft this summer. The Blues are just two seasons removed from their Stanley Cup win, but their roster has slowly been turning over from that championship team. The Blues...
