Surely, the Seattle Kraken would find a way to defeat the Nashville Predators this time, right? Considering the situation entering the game—with the Kraken barely grasping the last wild-card spot and holding a two-point lead over these same Preds, who overcame a...
The effort wasn’t bad, but the execution was horrendous for the Kraken in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning that took yet another little nibble out of Seattle’s continuously declining playoff chances. After handing the Lightning a three spot in the first 21...
Some weeks in the NHL feel like they hinge entirely on the final game, and this was absolutely one of them. The tone of everything that happened over the last seven days: the frustration, the missed chances, the brief flashes of competence, all came down to what the...
Those aren’t the same Florida Panthers that won the last two Stanley Cups. Badly banged up and often lacking the mojo that carried them to hockey’s highest pedestal the last two years, the Panthers have sunk to last place in the hotly contested Atlantic Division. But…...
McMann (twice) AND McCann scored?! Of course they did. The Seattle Kraken did what they had to do against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday and picked up two SORELY needed standings points to keep themselves right in the playoff hunt, though they remain on the...
Bobby McMann owns the fourth-fastest top skating speed in the NHL. The Kraken are betting that speed can rescue their playoff hopes.
Hoo, boy, the Seattle Kraken desperately need to pick up two points from Vancouver, where they are set to kick off a challenging back-to-back with travel—first taking on the Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday before returning home Sunday to face the two-time...
Sound Of Hockey answers your Seattle Kraken prospect questions in part two of the midseason mailbag. Topics include Julius Miettinen’s NHL ceiling, a deep dive into the organization’s goalie depth chart, and an explanation of the Data Score metric. Plus Logan Morrison earns Prospect of the Week honors with a two-goal, two-assist performance.
If you put this 5-1 Seattle Kraken loss to the Colorado Avalanche in a vacuum, it’s fine. The Avs are the best team in the NHL, and a loss against them is completely understandable. But in the context of it being the Kraken’s fourth straight loss, following defeats in...
New Seattle Kraken forward Bobby McMann is still playing the waiting game for his work visa to come through after he was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade that was completed mere minutes before the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday. Whether he plays Thursday...
That was a killer loss. The Kraken came out hot in the first period and appeared ready to roll to victory over the Nashville Predators. But things fell apart in the second, and a 2-0 lead quickly evaporated and turned into a 3-2 deficit. While Seattle peppered Juuse...
