Yes, I know that it’s still early in the Seattle Kraken’s 2023-24 season, but the first two months of the campaign have illuminated what has been an uncomfortable truth undercutting the team’s first few seasons of existence: they’re just not good enough.
I’m not one to resort to reactionary hot takes, but the worst thing to be in the NHL is one of the teams stuck in the mushy middle, a competitive purgatory of sorts. You’re not bad enough to secure a strong draft position but not good enough to go deep in the postseason consistently.
The Kraken now find themselves in this unfortunate conundrum. They’re on the outskirts
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