Hey you. You’re swept up in all this Seattle Kraken hype. You want to know more about hockey but don’t know where to start. Well, we want to help make these games easy and fun for you to watch.
Throughout the season, we’ll release Landlubber’s Guides designed with the new fan in mind. This includes basic need-to-know info for you to absorb before you watch Kraken games and highlights.
Let’s dive in to the Arizona Coyotes.
Are they any good?
Short answer: no, they are not any good. Like at all. They are the only team in the NHL that has still yet to win a game this season. The 11-game winless streak is tied for their franchise worst to open a season (they also lost their first 11 in 2017-18) and with one more loss would give them sole possession of 2nd place all-time, with only the 1943-44 Rangers losing more to start a year.
The good news for Coyotes fans is that nobody in that front office believed they were going to compete this year anyway. They’re in full rebuild mode — this offseason alone they acquired 2 first-round draft picks, 5 second-round picks, and 2 third-round picks in exchange for basically taking on big contracts that other teams couldn’t afford anymore. They have leaned into the rebuild about as much as humanly possible, and on some level you’ve got to respect it.
Who should I look out for?
Any Seattle ties?
Nothing really close as far as I can tell. They did call up defenseman Dysin Mayo this year, who has now played his first 6 NHL games with the Coyotes. Mayo played for the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings and met the Portland Winterhawks in two straight finals in 2013 and 2014.
Odds and Ends
Tonight’s game starts at 7pm PT at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Regional fans can watch on ROOT Sports NW, out of market fans can stream the game on ESPN+
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