Category: Analysis

Analysis of stats, games, leadership, and strategy from our writers. Understand more about what’s happening to the Seattle Kraken on and off the ice.

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DJLR Presents: The Seattle Kraken Midseason Awards

By Dan Morse | Jan 11th 2023 | 10 min read

We have hit the halfway point of the 2022-23 season, and wow it’s sure going a lot better than it ...

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New Year, New Kraken

By Sean Mallon | Jan 10th 2023 | 3 min read

December wasn’t great. The schedule had the Seattle Kraken facing some tough opponents and as the ...

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Advanced Stats in Hockey: A DJLR Guide

By Dan Morse | Dec 21st 2022 | 6 min read

The sports world is collecting more data now than it ever has. That’s true across every league —...

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Beniers, Eberle, and McCann: the Kraken’s most effective forward line

By Dan Morse | Dec 12th 2022 | 4 min read

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Seattle Kraken have been a significantly better team t...

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What the fancy stats are saying about the Kraken’s season to date

By Sean Mallon | Dec 9th 2022 | 3 min read

It’s me. I’m the math nerds. The Kraken continue to surprise this season, to the point that itâ€...

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Say it with your whole chest: the Kraken are Good!

By Sean Mallon | Nov 28th 2022 | 3 min read

We all came into the season with measured expectations for the Seattle Kraken. Last year, the team f...

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Wright place, wrong time: Here’s why the Kraken should send Shane Wright down to the OHL

By Sean Mallon | Nov 11th 2022 | 4 min read

Today I still believe that the Seattle Kraken won the 2022 National Hockey League Entry Draft when S...

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WHL Update: Checking in on the best PNW junior teams

By Dan Morse | Nov 8th 2022 | 3 min read

The Kraken aren’t the only hockey team in town. The Western Hockey League (one third of the larger...

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The Kraken are on a heater, and here’s how they’re doing it

By Dan Morse | Nov 7th 2022 | 4 min read

How about them Kraken?! The Seattle Kraken are currently enjoying the longest winning streak in fran...

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Matty Beniers is on Calder Trophy watch

By Sean Mallon | Oct 31st 2022 | 3 min read

The Seattle Kraken came at the Pittsburgh Penguins in waves the other night, and in the end it didnâ...