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The Kraken, to borrow a line from Pierre Dorion, are most certainly a team (least it's just that and not an eye-sore like some other franchises?)
Kraken are one of the teams of all time
i’ve been suing the variation of “one of the teams of all time” in many situations. i used it last night to tell someone i was annoyed with to “have a day”
Over, seventh in the division is my pick.
Good ole Jarden McCann
As a die-hard Kraken fan: I see them in a good position to pivot early this season. Could they make the playoffs? Eh, maybe, but I don't think Botterill himself is dead set on playoff hockey this year.
If they're WELL out of a playoff spot come December, terrific. They have a whole bunch of pending UFA's they can sell, then play Grubauer a whole bunch of games and tank for McKenna. But the worst thing they could be is middling-bad like they have been the last 2 seasons.
Seattle missing a superstar and they have 2 second lines and 2 3rd lines
Look as a fan I want to make playoffs but idk if we will. As long as we aren’t as bad as last year I guess it’s fine tho
Y'all also forgetting the huge addition by subtraction; Andre Burakovsky, Mr. Seattle Freeze, moving to the Blackhawks.
You guys don't get it. The plan is to give Grubauer 30-35 starts and finish last, so they can draft 1st overall. Then buy him out or dump him.
And if someone accuses them of throwing, they can just say "Ah we were confident he could bounce back lol."
(My thoughts and prayers to the German fans who will show up in Pragelato or where ever the hockey games for the Olympics will be played.)
What are they? That's the question for the Kraken, they don't really have an identity. That should be the mission statement this year, they need to figure out who and what they are because they aren't a bad team but they just don't know what they are.
Kraken fan here. I think it's unlikely they make the playoffs, but I also think they should finish above 80 points. Catton has a decent chance of sticking around all season. Wright looked really, really good in the 2nd half of last season and could take a big step offensively if he can perform like that most of this season. Even if Murray gives ~.895 goaltending that would still be an improvement over Grubauer and get them more standings points.
You mentioned the records of other teams with similar goal differentials and then there’s the Grubauer factor. Like you said it can’t be as bad as last year otherwise you’re playing Matt instead. If Seattle got NHL .500 goaltending from the backup last year they would’ve been an 85 point team. I do think they got marginally better. My expectation for Seattle is to be in the upper 80’s for points and maybe if things click they can be in the low 90’s. That’s not going to get you to the playoffs, but I think it keeps things close between Calgary, Anaheim and Seattle. So I can see them in 5th-7th in the division and I think the difference between 5th and 7th will be less than 5 points
Kraken fan here. I think it's unlikely they make the playoffs, but I also think they should finish above 80 points. Catton has a decent chance of sticking around all season. Wright looked really, really good in the 2nd half of last season and could take a big step offensively if he can perform like that most of this season. Even if Murray gives ~.895 goaltending that would still be an improvement over Grubauer and get them more standings points.
There's also the scenario no one's really talking about, which is Daccord having an off year after several amazing seasons in a row. In that case the Kraken are probably in pole position for first overall because there's zero goaltending depth in Seattle and they don't have a good enough forward group to score their way out of the problem.
On the flip side, let's say Joey is great again, backup goaltending improves to league average, the young forwards take another step, and the entire roster stays healthy. None of that is too unlikely. In that scenario you could see Seattle improve to 85 or 90 points, maybe even a little more. Then you're just a geriatric LA collapse, a Dustin Wolf mean regression, and the common Vancouver crashout away from a wildcard spot.
I can see a whole spectrum of things happening, from literal bottom of the league to a playoff berth. This is a hard team to predict just based on the roster and the rest of the division. I haven't even gotten to the new coach.
Is Campbell still the assistant coach?
I'm an old Boston guy and Seattle should be similar to the B's, maybe .500 team.