Drance is the closest thing we have to a Kraken reporter on the Athletic. So here's his write up one week after free agency. The full article is available here https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5618499/2024/07/08/nhl-free-agency-team-needs-roster-holes-2024/?source=user_shared_article Each NHL team’s biggest unaddressed need a week into free agency
But I will post his Kraken comment here:
by First-Radish727
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Seems pretty spot on.
We should have just tanked for one of the premier talents the past few years. And I stand by my opinion
Bleacher Report just shredded the Kraken’s offseason. Gave them an “F.” Still a lot of question marks and the West isn’t getting any easier.
Being a playoff bubble team is the worst spot to be in. Not just due to draft positioning, but also the approach taken at the trade deadline and free agency.
It’s crazy how bad Drance is at covering this team especially when he’s just a couple hours away. His takes often read no better than some east coast writers drivel. This elite talent thing is nonsense. If you’re defining elite talent as the #1 pick and the #1 pick only, no shit. Most teams don’t have those players. In four seasons, we’ve picked #2 #4 and #8 and had a shit ton of second round picks a lot of whom look like they’re paying off. No one is giving these picks time to hit and just expect them to be useful? It’s like people forgot how expansion teams had to build since Vegas