The inaugural season is over. What went right? What went wrong? And what do we have to look forward to? Plus, Dan and Jeremy make their very correct and infallible playoff predictions (42:04) for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Kraken were busy at the trade deadline, moving 6 players and acquiring 10 draft picks. Dan and Jeremy break them all down and discuss what Ron Francis did well and what he could've done better, plus: they share their immediate affection for Daniel Sprong.
With the trade deadline just over a week away, Dan & Jeremy discuss who they expect to see leave Seattle (bye Gio) and who they expect is a part of the core for years to come (Jared McCann anyone?)
The Kraken lost a lot (booo) but then won 3 of 4 (yaaaay) including a season sweep of the Florida Panthers. Discussing the good and the bad over that stretch and what the Kraken can build on heading towards the All-Star break.
Happy New Year! We say goodbye to 2021 by grading each unit of the Kraken in the first 3 months of the year, plus dole out our 3 stars of 2021 and I guess there's also discussion of the recent 5-game losing streak. We're on to 2022 now!
Gio can't taste his chick parm, Eberle and Schwartz out but back in, Joey Daccord, and lol the Canucks
Dan and Jeremy discuss the Kraken's recent wins over some very tough competition. Plus, breakdowns of the blue line situation (Borgen IN, Lauzon OUT) and the steady improvement of both goaltenders.
Discussing what's gone wrong in the Kraken's opening 15 games (hint: it rhymes with bluebauer). Also: how should Dave Hakstol fix the power play?
Dan and Jeremy discuss the positives and negatives from the Kraken's first 10 games
Breaking down the first week's worth of Kraken games and looking ahead to the first ever game at Climate Pledge Arena against Vancouver!
The first regular season game in Kraken history gets broken down, including the good, the bad, and the kick. Plus a look ahead at the rest of the opening road trip and what to expect from Alex Barré-Boulet wearing #12
Just one week out from the very first regular season game in Seattle Kraken franchise history, the boys make their predictions for how the season will shake out and discuss the stand-outs from preseason and which players might surprise this year.
Dan & Jeremy discuss the biggest takeaways from the Kraken training camp scrimmage and the 5-3 preseason victory over the Canucks, then get carried away in the first ever official jersey number power rankings.
Dan and Jeremy take us through what was a HUGE day one of free agency for the Kraken, breaking down what Jaden Schwartz, Alex Wennberg, and Philipp Grubauer bring to the team. There's also a mascot prediction and an oddly specific reason that one of them hates a certain Dallas Star.
The post-expansion episode! Dan and Jeremy break down each of the 30 selections from the Seattle Kraken expansion draft (1:42) followed by a quick selection of some favorites, least favorites, and most likely to's from the new roster (43:21). Finally a preview of who the Kraken might select with their 2nd overall selection in the NHL entry draft (59:59).
The final expansion draft preview is here! With the official protected lists released for all 30 teams, mock expansion drafts can begin in earnest. First a quick reminder of the rules of the expansion draft and how the contract situations work (2:09), then Dan and Jeremy go through each team and point out the most likely candidates to become members of the inaugural Seattle Kraken roster (6:10)
Reviewing the expansion draft rules (1:43) Bik Nizzar of Sportsnet 650 joins the show to talk expansion, the Canucks, and what the rivalry between Seattle and Vancouver means to hockey fans in the PNW (3:52) Of Miracles and Men (47:25) Squidwords (54:21)
The boys are back to wrap up the NHL's final Kraken-less season. They also discuss Seattle's first two assistant coach hires in Jay Leach and Paul McFarland as well as the preseason schedule announcement. Then a conversation about fighting in the NHL including how and why and when it happens most often.
Seattle Pride Classis recap (1:20) The Kraken have a head coach! Breaking down the Dave Hakstol hire (5:25) JT Brown joins John Forslund as Seattle's TV commentator (22:55) The Kraken partership with the AHL's Charlotte Checkers (27:15) The Kraken Hockey League at the Kraken Community Iceplex (32:36) Stanley Cup Final preview (midview?) (38:29) The first trade rumor involving the Kraken! (53:53) Another of hockey's Unwritten Rules (58:30) At the movies watching The Russian Five (1:04:40) Squidwords (1:14:04)
Round 2 of the playoffs is over, and quarter 2 of the year is nearly over which means it's time for more wild speculation about the Kraken's first head coach. A discussion of why Rod Brind'amour still remains unsigned to an extension by the Carolina Hurricanes and whether or not that has any implications here in Seattle (1:38) Dan & Jeremy get distracted eulogizing the Colorado Avalanche and discussing which of their many talented players the Kraken might vulture away (10:56) Recapping and predicting the 2021 playoffs at their halfway mark (18:18) Delving into another of hockey's Unwritten Rules (42:00) Reviewing Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (47:07) Defining an old-school hockey term and a new-school hockey term in Squidwords (58:27) Closing out with some of our favorite number 17s in sports (1:07:07)