GDT: Kraken at Senators, 4pm PST December 2, 2023

[Bear of Bad News]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO KRAKEN!

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[Bear of Bad News]

Welcome back, Turbo!

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Starting to think this one's not starting on time.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

That delay worked out well - we didn't give up a goal on our first shift like we usually do.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Seems like a pretty even affair so far

 

[Fuhrious]

Fantastic couple minutes, all over them.

Dumb penalty by Studenic

 

[Fuhrious]

sniper in the catwalk takes down Beniers, absolutely brutal giveaway.

 

[kihei]

Guess it could have been a worse period. Ottawa just doesn't look very impressive to me beyond a couple of talented players.

 

[Toomany7pins]

He’s had too many giveaway/turnovers for my liking this season. He’s too careless at times on the defensive end.

Almost scored an own goal the other night when it hit our post.

 

[kihei]

Ottawa is not pressing the attack at all this period, but we seem mesmerized.

 

[The Marquis]

https://x.com/SNstats/status/1730778499470721374?s=20

 

[kihei]

Oh, damn. Ottawa gets a two goal lead thanks to Stutzle, and there doesn't seem much we are motivated to do about it at the moment.

 

[Fuhrious]

That crap from Daccord is just infuriating. This ain’t the AHL kid, these are the best players in the world. You derp around like that and they WILL make you pay.

 

[kihei]

Same number of shots on goal as Ottawa, but how many have been remotely dangerous. Physically the Kraken are in Ottawa, but mentally they seem like they are in Barbados.

 

[kihei]

Oh, no. We have a shooting gallery of a power play, but nothing to show for it.

 

[Fuhrious]

TSN jinxed it by mentioning how bad the Sens PK has been this season.

 

[kihei]

A power play. If we can't score now, the game is over.

 

[kihei]

Forsberg in goal has been very good but we are not really asking him to do all that much.

 

[The Marquis]

This team doesn’t want to win tonight

 

[Kevinsane]

I can handle a loss if the effort is there, but way way too many passengers tonight.

 

[kihei]

That was the easiest 39 shot shut out that you will ever see.

 

[The Marquis]

That was the easiest 39 shot shut out that you will ever see.

Absolutely. Selling year.

 

[Kevinsane]

Absolutely. Selling year.

One would think so. Move vets for prospects and/or picks. Eberle and Burakovsky, if he’s healthy, at the deadline.

 

[Fuhrious]

That was the easiest 39 shot shut out that you will ever see.

…to a team that lost to the damn Blue Jackets last night. Make it make sense.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Last seasons team was able to outsocre their problems/mistakes thanks to that insane team shooting percentage.

This years team doesn't have that kind of a team shooting percentage but keeps on making those mistakes.

We're currently 11th in the western conference while teams like Edmonton and Minnesota could still get past us thanks to all the games in hand they have.

That was the easiest 39 shot shut out that you will ever see.

Well, it's pretty easy to keep the Kraken to the outside, even in year three of their existence.

Absolutely. Selling year.

The only problem I see with that is the fact that the West still is crap and the Kraken might be "in the race" around the TDL.

One would think so. Move vets for prospects and/or picks. Eberle and Burakovsky, if he’s healthy, at the deadline.

Burakovxky has three more years left on his deal and missed half the games since joining the Kraken.
I doubt he'll be going anywhere, especially since he's also the only real playmaker the team has.

BTW: Looking at records for the Kraken after 25 games.

2021-22 --> 9-14-2 --> 20 points
2022-23 --> 15-7-3 --> 33 points
2023-24 --> 8-11-6 --> 24 points

Overall we're way closer to the inaugral season then last year.
I don't think the team is as bad as the first season but it shows that last year things were going our way a lot and that it's not sustainable.