What the Kraken might do with Jordan Eberle and Alex Wennberg before the trade deadline
With about two weeks remaining before the March 8 NHL trade deadline, the Kraken playoff picture remains murky. After picking up one point on Monday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Seattle now sits three points behind the St. Louis Blues for the last...
With the University of Washington moving to the Big 10, will it add D-I hockey?
When news broke in August that the University of Washington was officially joining the University of Oregon in a monumental move from the Pac 12 to the Big 10 conference, local hockey fans—Sound Of Hockey included—began speculating if this could mean an expansion of...
Three Takeaways – Kraken come up short with 4-3 OT loss to Red Wings
The Kraken took what should probably be considered a “good” standings point from the Detroit Red Wings on Monday after getting a tying goal from Jaden Schwartz at 7:25 of the third period to force overtime. But with their current circumstances, Seattle can no longer...
Monday Musings – Staying in the hunt
In last week’s Monday Musings, I highlighted the Seattle Kraken’s quest for a playoff berth. To stay in hunt, I forecasted they would need at least three points from their three games that week. They stumbled out of the gate with a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils,...
Three Takeaways – Daccord, Beniers star in huge Kraken win over Bruins
If the Seattle Kraken get hot enough down the stretch to make the playoffs, we will all remember their win against the big bad Boston Bruins in their barn on Feb. 15 as a signature moment of the 2023-24 season. Heck, we all remember the team’s 3-0 win at TD Garden on...
Ep. 274 – The Crows Have Eyes
As the Kraken hold onto their season by a thread, the boys are back to do some more crow talk, after Darren's crow-related complaints last week sparked lots of discussion. Seattle had two terrible games out of their All-Star / bye week break but bounced back with a...
Spotlighting Berkly Catton, a likely high NHL draft pick from the Spokane Chiefs
While the Kansas City Chiefs were electrifying the world with their Super Bowl win on Sunday night, we were thinking about a different kind of "Chiefs" team, specifically a key player on the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. Berkly Catton, a player who has...
Three Takeaways – Grubauer, Beniers help Kraken find crucial shootout win over Islanders
What a difference a day can make. After an abysmal performance Monday in New Jersey, the Seattle Kraken looked like a different team against the New York Islanders on Tuesday and earned a 2-1 shootout win to snap a three-game skid. With the Los Angeles Kings, St....
Three Takeaways – Kraken drop another ugly one; time to sell?
If you were looking for an inspiring performance from the Seattle Kraken on Monday to reinvigorate your belief that they could make the playoffs, well… you didn’t get that. The Kraken laid an egg for the first 40ish minutes of this game against the New Jersey Devils,...