Boston Bruins waive Spokane native Tyler Johnson
<p><p>BOSTON – The Tyler Johnson experiment is over before it ever really got off the ground.</p></p><p><p>The Bruins announced on Thursday that the club had placed...
View ArticleKraken drop fifth straight game with 5-2 loss to Avalanche
<p><p>The Kraken dropped their fifth straight game in regulation 5-2 Sunday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The Colorado Avalanche swept the season series against...
View ArticleHow Kraken coach Dan Bylsma uses the ‘Bylbrary’ to help players grow
<p><p>SEATTLE – There’s a celebrated but somewhat romanticized Icelandic tradition called Jólabókafló, or “Christmas book flood,” where publishers release new titles in time for the...
View ArticleNumbers game: Here are the stories behind what's on Kraken jerseys
<p><p>SEATTLE – A hockey player’s number is part of their identity at the rink, nearly synonymous with names, even though they’re only...
View ArticleAnother Kraken comeback falls short with 4-2 loss to Oilers
<p><p>SEATTLE – Ten seconds after the puck was dropped Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena, the ice went dark. An inexplicable, likely accidental button push killed the illumination and...
View ArticleKaapo Kakko doing the work to fit in with Kraken on and off ice
<p><p>SEATTLE – Kaapo Kakko is earning his keep.</p></p><p><p>While apartment hunting, the Seattle newcomer is staying in Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen’s guest room,...
View ArticleAnalysis: The good, bad and future as Kraken hit midpoint of season
<p><p>SEATTLE – The 17-21-3 Kraken hit the halfway point of the 2024-25 season with a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. It would be a modern-day NHL marvel if the Kraken...
View ArticleKraken drop fourth straight with sloppy 6-2 loss to Blue Jackets
<p><p>The Kraken began the second half of the season on Thursday night in Columbus with a performance that looked unsurprisingly similar to plenty of other games over the past few...
View ArticleKaapo Kakko leads third-period flurry in Kraken comeback win over Sabres
<p><p>Prone to weak starts, the Kraken haven’t figured out how to eliminate them. But they can occasionally win in spite of them.</p></p><p><p>It took another...
View ArticleKraken fall into early hole during blowout loss to Red Wings
<p><p>There would be no unlikely comeback Sunday afternoon as the Kraken plunged too far, too fast.</p></p><p><p>The Detroit Red Wings scored their first two goals...
View ArticleKraken fall victim to bad bounce, lose to Winnipeg in final minute
<p><p>The Kraken managed to keep pace Thursday night against the best in the West, the Winnipeg Jets. Seattle watched the clock tick down, almost assured of at least one standings...
View ArticleCommentary: Why it’s time for the Kraken to say the scariest word in sports
<p><p>SEATTLE – It’s time to say the scariest word in sports.</p></p><p><p>But first, let’s mine a metaphor we learned in middle school, via the titular character in...
View ArticleKraken use response goals from unlikely sources to take down Sabres 6-4
<p><p>For all the times this season where the Kraken have done a poor job of handling bad bounces, a soft goal or a defensive breakdown, it’s notable when they provide an immediate...
View ArticleWell-timed timeout leads to tie-breaking goal as Kraken ice Penguins
<p><p>SEATTLE – Timeouts in hockey usually come in one of two situations: In the first half of a game when a team is underperforming and needs a few resetting words of “encouragement” from...
View ArticleKraken lead after first period but Oilers pull away for 4-2 victory
<p><p>In his seventh straight start, Joey Daccord made 27 saves Monday night, but the Kraken fell behind the Edmonton Oilers for good midway through a 4-2 loss in...
View ArticleKraken waive goaltender Philipp Grubauer
<p><p>Hours after another rough outing in net, the Seattle Kraken waived playoff hero and former top-paid player Philipp Grubauer, with the purpose of assigning him to the...
View ArticleCommentary: Why Philipp Grubauer was just one part of a bigger Kraken problem
<p><p>SEATTLE – The lowlight of one man’s career highlighted the issue with this team.</p></p><p><p>Goaltender Philipp Grubauer being waived Wednesday was...
View ArticleKraken have early power-play goal disallowed, fall to Flames 3-2
<p><p><strong>Flames 3, Kraken 2 at Climate Pledge Arena</strong></p></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> Joey Daccord made 32 saves as the...
View ArticleKraken’s Dan Bylsma says coaches’ challenges better than alternative
<p><p>The tempers died down, and the outrage over hockey law seemingly misapplied faded after a good night’s sleep. Similar goaltender interference challenges had opposite outcomes for...
View ArticleKraken get good news on Jordan Eberle, scuffle in 3-1 loss to Maple Leafs
<p><p>SEATTLE – The highlight of the Kraken’s Thursday came just before 10 a.m., when captain Jordan Eberle donned a regular blue contact jersey for morning skate for the first time since...
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