The Curse Of The Expansion Franchise – Can The Kraken Avoid The NHL’s Wooden Spoon?

It’s fair to say that Seattle Kraken are having a horrible season. After 56 games played, the Kraken sit bottom of the Pacific Division, well adrift of San Jose Sharks who, with 54 games played, are 15 points better off. All of which rather justifies the bookmakers giving them such short shrift in their markets.

The Seattle Kraken were well and truly written off by the sportsbooks in their first season as an NHL team. They were essentially tipped to finish bottom of the Western Conference, given that their Stanley Cup odds were the longest of any franchise, and even now midway through the 2021-22 season they are considered

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