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Hockey is like a marriage. For better or worse. Just hope the worse doesn't last too long. 🙂
I think McCann will pick it up
I would like to see a video comparing stats for player quantities and total man games lost due to injuries, across the entire NHL. Kraken have dealt with some devastating injuries.
We’re are definitely toast this year. No way we are making the playoffs again. Personally, I’m focusing on the future and the pipeline for years to come.
My completely uneducated opinion:
There was lots of confusion and anger in the fanbase when we let Geekie, Sprong, and Donato walk in the offseason. People are understandably upset that we lost a lot of offensive power from those three. So why didn't we sign them?
The problem there is, we have lots of young talent waiting in the wings with Wright, and Evans to name a few and there's a salary cap. Kartye came out of absolutely nowhere and had a killer AHL season, so with needing to sign Dunn and the likely scenario of giving Beniers a raise this offseason, we need cap space.
It's been mentioned consistently that Ron Francis wants to "weaponize cap space", so why this is a surprise to anyone is confusing. Is it disappointing to watch the Kraken slump this year? Absolutely, but that was expected and what I'm hoping for at this point is that we're playing the long game with young talent. Is that a gambly strategy? Ticket prices are still sky high, but there's still interest in the team and merch still seems to be flying off of shelves, so they have time.
Other than that? What I've seen in games is that our playbook seems stale and we're consistently getting shut out of passing lanes (which is where turnovers come into play) and high danger shot chances. I don't know enough about hockey strategy to know why but it seems we just can't seem to get an engine going the vast majority of the time.
pain.
Last year, they were scoring way more than they should and allowing a bit more than they should. By expected goal differential, they were 16th with 0.14 (below Jets, above Rangers)
This year, they are scoring way a bit less than they should and allowing way more than they should. By expected goal differential, they are tied for 19th with -0.04 (now tied with Jets and Rangers, which is quite hilarious).
So, I guess they aren't that much different from what they had a year before. Just goaltending and puck luck aren't on their side anymore.
The should of sold after last year and capitalized on a real rebuild.
team defense first period in own zone?
the kraken are so weird because they started out the year playing well enough in the 1st half of games and then being completely unable to hold onto leads in the 3rd. but the past stretch of games has been the complete opposite story- they come out really really slow in the 1st and then battle back in the 3rd (but not well enough to come back from the hole they dug themselves into). the goals for/against per period really do not tell the full story because just looking at the numbers you'd say the 3rd is a problem when recent game records would tell you the opposite
and none of this is helped by the fact that their schedule has been completely jam-packed since the beginning of the season. theyve had more games played than pretty much every other team all the way through, and theyve only had 2 or more days off in a row 3 times. it's been more or less a game every other day for almost 2 months so no real time to rest or get in a good stretch of practice to reset. and on top of all that, key guys keep getting injured (burky out for 6-8weeks, tanev out for a month, eberle was out a few games, schwartz out for the next month and a half at least…).
honestly it feels like to me that they just haven't been able to mentally recover from when the puck luck and shooting percentage was just abysmally bad at the beginning of the season. even when they started to be less unlucky, they had already lost some of the fighting, tirelessly hardworking mindset that carried them through last year
4th line and Centers have been a disaster. They were set up to have Wright and Evans step in (and offset some of the lost offense) instead they brought in Dumoulin and Bellemare and left the kids in the minors
This is what the league deserves think that they could repeat what the gloden knights did
We have 32 teams only 16 teams make Playoffs … We need to adjust our mindsets to appreciate reaching PO… because it seems we will see much more shakeups from one season to another…
Just like with Buffalo and their schedule, they will go into Christmas dinner out of playoff contention.
I hoped that some of the players would score close to the same amount as last season. As much as I'm disappointed, I'm not surprised. It makes me appreciate last season's 7-game win streak even more. Also, injuries don't help either.
I think also a part may also be the constant movement of player between the kraken and their AHL team the firebirds. Both teams have not been playing well this year and I think the organizations idea is that if we move some people around we will win, but we have year to find a solution that works and it is costing us both teams.
You just did this video to wear that new jersey
Toronto has left the chat…
lol Seattle
Fans sure got big heads last playoffs.
Yeah, the Kraken won't make the playoffs. I'll win a bet with my friend. Winner chooses a Mariners or Sounders game. I'm choosing the Sounders. F the Mariners and that cheap ass POS Stanton
They out of it.
I'm disappointed but not really panicked I guess. Expectations were high, but reality has set in. We watched them struggle, but grow, the first year. It'll be another year of that unfortunately. My biggest expectations before next season are selling smart at the deadline, cultivating our prospects and doing something effective on UFA day.
Not too surprised. Like Oilers they were really good last season but not able to sustain it. Who's their star player?
might Seattle use defensive blue liners? Tanev from Calgary? other defensive blue liners?
Maybe we'll get a Sprong career video in a couple years– the guy gets kicked around the league on prove it contracts, doesnt play badly, doesn't get signed either. We could have had solid, inexpensive depth.