Quick recap:
The Athletic model projects the Kraken as a 90 point team with a 38% chance of making the playoffs.
They project Beniers to have a 75 point sophomore season, classifying him as a “low end first line center … owing mainly to his lack of creativity with the puck.” They’re counting on Dunn to be about equally productive as last year.
Without top end talent, they specifically call out Wennberg as not pulling his weight at 2C. They’re also skeptical of Dumoulin as a Soucy replacement. They’re skeptical Larsson can be as productive as last season, and they have no faith in any of the goalies.
All in all they paint a dour picture of a middling team, stung by regression, but acknowledge a team built like this is hard to project.
by juanthebaker
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Sounds like they’re haters.
No one respects the Deep. What I like is what we’ve built here… We’re not built off of flashy stars, everyone does their part, and we have strength in lines. But they want the Captain story with big name stars…
I’m still bummed we got rid of Jones 😔
We don’t need that negativity here. Fuck the athletic! Bunch of negative Nancys
Shocker, typical disrespect towards a NW team. Doesn’t bother me, people have been doing this to the Hawks since the team came around and bashed the Sonics even when we were stuffing MJ so it’ll be like this to the end of time, even when we win the cup. Let em sleep on us.
GO KRAKEN!!!
I’m so excited for this season! Everyone is talking regression. Everyone is saying we were way better than we were supposed to be last year. Everyone keeps trying to stick us in a box as a team without elite talent that can’t possibly compete.
I think it’s because effort, attitude and the “give-a-shit” meter can’t be measured by statistics.
I’m not saying the Kraken will necessarily be top 3 in division and go deep into the playoffs but I wont be surprised if they do.
I think we will get an answer to the debate between effort and talent and the importance of a team that all pulls in the same direction.
If Hak can keep these guys believing a second year in a row, then consider me a believer too!
GO KRAKEN!!!
Keep it that way. I like that we get no love from the east coast bias media. We will show them again!
I’m excited for my first full season of being a hockey fan! Not loving late starts being an east coast guy lol.
Because they’re using a ‘model’. Yesterday I saw a model saying Calgary was winning the West.
Analytics isn’t a hard and fast thing. There are injuries. There are intangibles. But I get these articles generate clicks and deep analysis unto themselves. Whatever. Bring on the season and people will remember again that it’s real hard to figure out anything when you can’t see down to the bottom of the ocean — our turf.