Three Takeaways – Kraken give fans reason cheer with 4-0 win over Ducks
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by Darren Brown
2d ago
Well, that was a lot more fun than any of the home Seattle Kraken games we’ve experienced in a while. The Kraken dominated the lowly Anaheim Ducks, finally snapping their second miserable eight-game skid of the season, and giving their fans reason to cheer at Climate Pledge Arena for the first time since Feb. 29.  Unsurprisingly, the mood in the dressing room after the game was better than it has felt in a long… long time. “That’s what winning does, right?” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “There’s only one way to get to that feeling, and you have to do the work. You’ve got to grind throug ..read more
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Would an agreement between the CHL and NCAA be a good thing?
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by Josh Horton
2d ago
In a past life, when I was a full-time sportswriter going to games and not just spewing nonsense into a Google Doc from my couch, I once had a moral quandary that I still think about to this day. During my tenure covering the Everett Silvertips and the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Daily Herald in Everett, there was a time when, due to injuries, a local goalie prospect was asked to fill in for the Silvertips for a game on an emergency basis.  The player’s name wasn’t made public. As a journalist, that immediately caused alarm bells to go off in my head, but when I asked then Si ..read more
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After another home-ice embarrassment, strong messages are being sent to the Kraken
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by Darren Brown
3d ago
The Kraken did more of the same on Sunday and dropped their eighth straight game, this one a 5-1 embarrassment on home ice against a Montreal Canadiens club that is last in the Atlantic Division and carries an even worse record than Seattle.  This was the second home game of the season that I personally have not attended and couldn’t watch live. My plan was to get home late, watch the replay of the game, and write Three Takeaways off of that. But when I saw the score and the reactions of our great followers on social media, it occurred to me that I really didn’t need to watch this game. I ..read more
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Updating the Seattle Kraken’s playoff chances (or lack thereof) – March 15-21
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by Blaiz Grubic
6d ago
A week has gone by since our last update, and the Seattle Kraken have not maintained the point percentage they needed to stay in the wild card race. They are not mathematically eliminated yet, but according to MoneyPuck.com they have a 0.6-percent chance to make the playoffs at this point. The Kraken went 0-3-0, extending their losing streak to a depressing six games (0-5-1). They also gave valuable points to both wild card teams, Nashville and Vegas, in the process. A devastating week for the Kraken Mar. 16 – 4-1 loss against the Nashville Predators. The Kraken looked outmatched in this game ..read more
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Three Takeaways – Kraken skid hits six with yet another loss to Golden Knights
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by Darren Brown
6d ago
They lost the game 3-1, but the Seattle Kraken were downright watchable against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Being “watchable” doesn’t sound like much, but it is a significant improvement over how Seattle performed in its three prior outings, all of which they lost on home ice by a combined score of 12-4. Still, this one brought the same result and extended the team’s losing streak to six games (5-0-1).  Unlike in the three previous contests, there were some things to like about this game, from Philipp Grubauer’s 34-save showing that put him back over a .900 save percentage for t ..read more
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WHL Weekly – Finishing touches
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by Cameron Riggers
1w ago
For veteran WHL players like Spokane Chiefs forward Shea Van Olm, playoff experience he has already garnered needs to rub off on the teammates around him. Harnessing confidence could be the difference between winning and losing in an upcoming playoff series. “I’ve been fortunate enough to play in two Memorial Cups now,” Van Olm, who played in the previous two Memorial Cups with the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Kamloops Blazers, said. “I’m trying to bring the experience I have and bring my advice and knowledge into our locker room now that shows what it takes to go on a deep playoff run.” For Van ..read more
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Monday Musings – Uncharted territory
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by John Barr
1w ago
The last three games have gone as poorly as possible, and I am in no mood to relive them. The Seattle Kraken playoff odds were long a week ago and got exponentially longer with each of the three losses this week. MoneyPuck gives the Kraken just a two-percent chance of qualifying for the playoffs, but I think even that is generous at this point. I am sure there is some mathematical combination of wins and losses across the two wild card teams and three teams sitting out of the playoff bubble that gives Seattle a two-percent shot at making it through, but it is not going to happen. Season expect ..read more
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The Seattle Kraken season is (all but) over; where it went wrong
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by Darren Brown
1w ago
If you follow along closely with the written content we create here at Sound Of Hockey, you know that I typically write a “Three Takeaways” after every game. If you also listen to the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, you know that—despite the devastating 5-4 Seattle Kraken overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday—I remained in a chipper mood on this past week’s episode.  But after the past two games, I’ve found it hard to pull out compelling “Takeaways,” and my hockey-related mood can no longer be categorized as “chipper.”  Part of the positivity on the last podcast episode was s ..read more
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Updating the Kraken playoff chances for the first half of March
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by Blaiz Grubic
1w ago
When we first published our original article on the playoff chances of the Seattle Kraken back in January, we planned to provide updates monthly. But as the playoff picture is becoming clearer, we will update weekly going forward. We will review how the team did the previous week and look ahead to what they need to do in the upcoming week. Unfortunately for Kraken fans, Seattle had a miserable week and lost in painful 5-4 overtime fashion to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, then 2-1 in regulation to the Washington Capitals in an uninspiring performance on Thursday. Can the Kraken still mak ..read more
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Kraken Notebook – The players still believe, Burakovsky has started scoring
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by Darren Brown
2w ago
If you were feeling down after that soul-crushing 5-4 Kraken overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, we’re here to tell you that you’re not alone. Seattle’s players were also devastated after the defeat, which ended miserably with the Golden Knights rallying back from two down—including scoring the tying goal with 16 seconds left—and winning it on a Jack Eichel breakaway in overtime.  With the context of where Seattle sits in the standings after the loss, nine points behind Vegas for the last wild card spot, it definitely felt like a season-killing loss.  “It’s been tou ..read more
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