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Kraken Beat Former Stanley Cup Champs - Move On To Round 2

May 1, 2023 - 3:45 PM ET

VICTORY The Seattle Kraken have eliminated the Colorado Avalanche, the Stanley Cup Champions from last season, in Game 7 of Round 1 to move on to face the Dallas Stars in Round 2. Just like all the pundits projected them to. From the moment the puck dropped the Avalanche were relentless in how...

Round 2 Game 1: Kraken vs Stars - Figuring Out Oettinger

May 2, 2023 - 7:52 PM ET

Tonight the Kraken begin their second round series against the Dallas Stars. This will be a tough series for the Kraken to come out of... but that was what everyone said and expected in the first round against the Avalanche and look how that turned out. Seattle was able to beat Colorado because t...

Round 2 Game 4: Kraken vs Stars - Figured Out Oettinger

May 9, 2023 - 6:26 PM ET

My first title of the first game against the Stars was "Figuring Out Oettinger," and revolved around the need for Seattle to figure out how to beat the elite Jake Oettinger if they had any hope of winning this series. Well in Game 1 and Game 3 that was certainly the case as Seattle won both games...

Round 2 Game 5: Kraken vs Stars - Searching For Consistency

May 11, 2023 - 6:27 PM ET

The flip flop nature of this series continued in Game 4 as this time it was the Stars turn to pour it on against the Kraken in an uneven affair. Grubauer has been excellent in the playoffs thus far but in Game 4 he was looking much more like the subpar goalie we saw through much of the season. Th...

Round 2 Game 7 - Kraken vs Stars - Falling Stars

May 15, 2023 - 7:20 PM ET

Once again the Kraken came out fast and aggressive in Game 6 and after a flurry of goals from the end of the first period and into the second the Kraken continued their torrid pace on route to a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on home ice. Tonight the Kraken will play in Dallas with the roar of...

No One Should Be Mad About This

May 17, 2023 - 4:57 PM ET

The Seattle Kraken's miracle run came to an end on Sunday night with a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 7. The Stars will move on to the Western Conference Finals while the Kraken are now done for the season. It's completely reasonable to be dissapointed that the ride is over. No one likes t...

Quick List of Kraken's Off-Season To Do List

May 25, 2023 - 4:39 PM ET

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to roll on... faster than many anticipated. Seattle is still licking their wounds from their second round exit but eager to start planning for next season. Here is a quick list of Seattle's crucial off-season needs and plan: 1) Sign Vince Dunn When Dunn was...