2023 Kraken Training Camp Thread

[The Marquis]

What is in play with the D pairings?

I think only Larsson/Dunn is set, or am I wrong?

 

[Jagged Ice]

Is Wright starting in Coachella Valley or do you guys think he has a shot at cracking the line up? I saw the league granted an exemption for him to play in the AHL. I applaud that decision.

 

[Toomany7pins]

Why isn’t this game televised tonight? Someone dropped the ball.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Is Wright starting in Coachella Valley or do you guys think he has a shot at cracking the line up? I saw the league granted an exemption for him to play in the AHL. I applaud that decision.

I think he starts in Seattle but if he struggles then they will send him down

 

[Toomany7pins]

A. Potnotevengoingtotrytospellhislastname with a Kraken goal.
ESPN a online is barely covering this game and NHL.com is only slightly better.

 

[The Marquis]

Wright got an assist on that one

 

[gstommylee]

Bright spot of the game. 6'8 myers getting shoved on his rear by 5'8 yamamoto.

A. Potnotevengoingtotrytospellhislastname with a Kraken goal.
ESPN a online is barely covering this game and NHL.com is only slightly better.

Thats mostly cause its at a non NHL rink so the API doesn't exactly work great.

 

[majormajor]

From the coverage it seems that Tolvanen - Wright - Bjorkstrand had a good night. Is that a plausible starting line for Wright, freeing up Gourde for another line?

 

[Toomany7pins]

Bright spot of the game. 6'8 myers getting shoved on his rear by 5'8 yamamoto.


Thats mostly cause its at a non NHL rink so the API doesn't exactly work great.

Excuse my ignorance but what is API?

 

[RainyCityHockey]

But we have Berniers and he'll be Great in no time flat

I love Beniers and think he'll be great for us (hopefullly)for a very long time.

Though, I have him comparable to a guy like Jonathan Toews which is a great 200 feet center(Toews would've won more than one Selke if it wasn't for Bergeron) with a good(but not great) offensive game.

So more like a 70 - 80 point player that could win a couple of Selke trophies.

McDavid, offensively, is just a whole different beast.

 

[gstommylee]

This bolds well for Hayden making the team.

 

[Fuhrious]

Nothing super surprising there, honestly. Given a player like Sokolov cleared waivers the other day, I'm inclined to think Lind will clear.

 

[The Marquis]

Nothing super surprising there, honestly. Given a player like Sokolov cleared waivers the other day, I'm inclined to think Lind will clear.

I was thinking it was Shore and Lind had an outside chance to push for spots. Now, we still have Wright, Kartye, Hayden still at camp pushing for those spots.. am I missing anybody?

On D, is it just Evans, Ottavainen and (maybe) Seppala? Anybody know?

Of course, the goalie situation... that's still a thing.

 

[Scomerica]

I was thinking it was Shore and Lind had an outside chance to push for spots. Now, we still have Wright, Kartye, Hayden still at camp pushing for those spots.. am I missing anybody?

On D, is it just Evans, Ottavainen and (maybe) Seppala? Anybody know?

Of course, the goalie situation... that's still a thing.

Is there any chance Megna gets cut?

 

[gstommylee]

Is there any chance Megna gets cut?

Cale wasn't impressive at all at camp and didn't get a lot of ice time last season.
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Remaining players in camp 4 more cuts to go.

 

[The Marquis]

Is there any chance Megna gets cut?

Maybe? Megna, I'm not sure he has earned the spot, but then again, maybe he has what Hak is looking for. With the others, I like Evans, but I think you run with Fleury again as 7. He's looked pretty good in pre-season.

Cale wasn't impressive at all at camp and didn't get a lot of ice time last season.
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Remaining players in camp 4 more cuts to go.

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The games I'm watching Fleury has been noticeably improved. I'm not going to "camp" but I'm watching the games and he's had fantastic positioning defensively in most situations, which wasn't the case last year and he has been working well offensively, crisp passes etc, granted I say that and Hakstol and co. could definitely see more than I do.

As for the list. Thanks for posting that.

Looks like they have to trim 4. That's a tough choice for sure. I figure you have the following battles:

Driedger and Daccord
Megna, Evans and Fleury
Wright, Kartye and Hayden.

Half of those guys will get to stick around. That's really not so bad. 1 G, 1 D and 2 F would be my preference. I have NO EARTHLY CLUE about G, but I figure they'll go with one of Megna and Fleury for D. As for forward. lol. No clue really. All have their positives. I think Hayden has a toughness that Hakstol favors, so I half expect him to be one of them for that reason alone. They can rely on him when the need is anticipated. He also plays C and RW. A little more versatility.

Either way, it's a fantastic problem to have.

 

[Szechwan]

Whats your best guess at opening lineup and PP1?

 

[The Marquis]

Whats your best guess at opening lineup and PP1?

Not going to pretend to be anything more than a guy with an opinion and gstommylee is going to hate it:

McCann-Beniers-Eberle
Schwartz-Wennberg-Burakovsky
Bjorkstrand-Gourde-Tolvanen
Tanev-Bellemarre-Yamamoto
Kartye, Hayden

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Schultz
Dumoulin-Borgen
Fleury

Grubauer
Daccord

I still think there's an off-chance that they do something different with Tolvanen and it changes literally everything. if they do, it means I was entirely wrong about who is staying in Seattle.

 

[gstommylee]

Not going to pretend to be anything more than a guy with an opinion and gstommylee is going to hate it:

McCann-Beniers-Eberle
Schwartz-Wennberg-Burakovsky
Bjorkstrand-Gourde-Tolvanen
Tanev-Bellemarre-Yamamoto
Kartye, Hayden

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Schultz
Dumoulin-Borgen
Fleury

Grubauer
Daccord

I still think there's an off-chance that they do something different with Tolvanen and it changes literally everything. if they do, it means I was entirely wrong about who is staying in Seattle.

I actually agree with the forwards you listed. Blueline is fleury or megna for me. Goalies wise eh at this point it doesn't matter if daccord is the back up he's the backup.

 

[The Marquis]

I actually agree with the forwards you listed. Blueline is fleury or megna for me. Goalies wise eh at this point it doesn't matter if daccord is the back up he's the backup.

Yeah. The backup goalie situation isn’t the worst. I mean I’d send Driedger down if they were perfectly even just because he’s likely to clear and we’ve got amazing depth at goalie then. I don’t think Daccord clears though. After the Calder Cup run, I think a bunch of teams would take a chance on him over their backup. Hell, even good teams. Either way we probably have the best 3rd goalie in the league if either clears.

 

[gstommylee]

Yeah. The backup goalie situation isn’t the worst. I mean I’d send Driedger down if they were perfectly even just because he’s likely to clear and we’ve got amazing depth at goalie then. I don’t think Daccord clears though. After the Calder Cup run, I think a bunch of teams would take a chance on him over their backup. Hell, even good teams. Either way we probably have the best 3rd goalie in the league if either clears.

At this point eh its gonna work out or its won't regardless of who the back up is. I'm more off right now just waiting for Seattle to hurry up an send wright to the AHL

 

[gstommylee]

everyone on waivers yesterday cleared today.

 

[The Marquis]

sweeeeet for us.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

anyone watching the Edmonton game tonight?

 

[luapejrug]

At this point eh its gonna work out or its won't regardless of who the back up is. I'm more off right now just waiting for Seattle to hurry up an send wright to the AHL

They will send him. I think they could be keeping him to increase his confidence since he stayed with the team to start the season last year.