2024-25 Kraken Roster discussion

[majormajor]

I like the contract and the best part is this signals that they'll finally start treating D'Accord like a a starter.

I like D'Accord but 5x5 for a 28 year old(who will be 29 once the deal kicks in) goalie with one full NHL season under his belt?

Hopefully he can keep it up.

I tend to think that 29-33 is the perfect age range to have a goalie locked up.

5 million for D'Accord? This team is nuts with big contracts lately. I suppose they plan to rely on a lot of entry level deals coming up in the next few years but this is another overpay imo.

Is $5m a big contract these days? With a $90m+ salary cap, $5m is an average player.

 

[The Marquis]

I like the contract and the best part is this signals that they'll finally start treating D'Accord like a a starter.



I tend to think that 29-33 is the perfect age range to have a goalie locked up.



Is $5m a big contract these days? With a $90m+ salary cap, $5m is an average player.

I was looking at other teams and it does seem rather big. It seems mid-range for a starter, big for a guy with his limited success. I think if they do something about Grubauer's albatross contract, it'll be pretty good in 2-3 years.

 

[Kevinsane]

5 million for D'Accord? This team is nuts with big contracts lately. I suppose they plan to rely on a lot of entry level deals coming up in the next few years but this is another overpay imo.

I disagree completely. It’ll be regarded as a steal by the Kraken by year two. The salary cap is going up. Goalie salaries are going up. There’s nobody out there or in free agency this summer who’s as good and going to be available cheaper.

majormajor beat me to it.

 

[PocketNines]

nevertheless, 1 season is objectively not someone who has proven out. I guess it's the sign of inflation. but it could be a steal. if he has a bad season though now you really aren't happy ...

 

[sigma six]

I've been ready to see Joey become the starter for some time, and with this extension it appears the team finally agrees. He was pretty great last year. There's some risk, but I think this is a chance worth taking.

 

[GrungeHockey]

One season.
Jones had one good season in his career too.
Hope it works out but there's a lot of going on faith and hope here.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

One season.
Jones had one good season in his career too.
Hope it works out but there's a lot of going on faith and hope here.

I think its a combination of faith/hope and the goalie situation for the organization. Gru is really not an option if we want to win. The team is really betting on the fact that Daccord continues from where he left off last season.

 

[Fuhrious]

One season.
Jones had one good season in his career too.
Hope it works out but there's a lot of going on faith and hope here.

Not sure why Jones is out here catching strays, when statistically his season with Seattle was one of the worst in his career and he was actually an extremely solid goalie during his early years with San Jose…but don’t let that slow you down I guess?

 

[The Marquis]

I just read that Daccord was 5th in S% and GAA last season for player who had over 30 starts. That’s really something.

 

[Fuhrious]

I just read that Daccord was 5th in S% and GAA last season for player who had over 30 starts. That’s really something.

I don’t think we made a big enough deal about it at the time that when Grubauer came back from his injury, Hakstol just sorta gifted him half the starts and eventually the starting job again.

 

[GrungeHockey]

Not sure why Jones is out here catching strays, when statistically his season with Seattle was one of the worst in his career and he was actually an extremely solid goalie during his early years with San Jose…but don’t let that slow you down I guess?

Early year in San Jose was what I was referring to.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Early year in San Jose was what I was referring to.

If I remember right he was pretty good in San Jose till he had an injury (groin, I think). He never got back to where he was at after.

 

[Fuhrious]

If I remember right he was pretty good in San Jose till he had an injury (groin, I think). He never got back to where he was at after.

I believe you’re correct, between that and the COVID seasons he was just never the same.

 

[GrungeHockey]

If I remember right he was pretty good in San Jose till he had an injury (groin, I think). He never got back to where he was at after.

Well if you think it was due to the injury I guess you could go that way but I've never heard of that being the case. Dreidger certainly had that excuse but I think Jones was just unproven, had a good year or two and then became what he was, a very inconsistent and unreliable goalie.

D'Accord might end up being worth his contract but I just think it's a little rich for one good year. Let's just hope he's come into his own and will continue a higher level of play.

 

[kihei]

I don’t think we made a big enough deal about it at the time that when Grubauer came back from his injury, Hakstol just sorta gifted him half the starts and eventually the starting job again.

I banged that drum.

 

[The Marquis]

We all rally around the Kraken but we rally around one other thing… dislike for Grubauer’s game. It’s the first absolute I think that the fanbase has found that’s negative.

 

[gstommylee]

Seattle didn't lose vs the blues cause of gru. It was big rigs mistake that cost us the game and i doubt daccord would have done any much better either.

I said my piece and bowing out of this thread for a while since i just find it tiring of of the gru criticism while not much criticism on other players that just have much of an impact of us losing when gru i sin net.

 

[Fuhrious]

I dont know what prompted it to pop up in my algorithm, but I somehow caught a headline about Landeskog still claiming he's going to come back and play. Reminded me how that was going to be the big "get" for the Kraken in the inaugural season, and I dont think he's played a ton of games since then? Would have been LTIR so it wouldnt be albatrossing the team like Grubauer, Oleksiak, Schwartz, etc. but still would have been a huge bummer.

 

[Scomerica]

Seattle didn't lose vs the blues cause of gru. It was big rigs mistake that cost us the game and i doubt daccord would have done any much better either.

I said my piece and bowing out of this thread for a while since i just find it tiring of of the gru criticism while not much criticism on other players that just have much of an impact of us losing when gru i sin net.

There's criticism of oleksiak in the Minnesota thread. Definitely a few people worried he is cooked. In fairness there's not a ton of people that post on this part of the forum. A handful or so that solidly do

 

[Fuhrious]

It's obviously super super early but I'm not 100% sold on whatever it is Bylsma is trying to do with the team. After three games, whatever system he's running isnt really jumping off the screen and they just look disorganized and disconnected in all three zones. Am I missing something that the rest of you are seeing?

 

[Quackenator]

It's obviously super super early but I'm not 100% sold on whatever it is Bylsma is trying to do with the team. After three games, whatever system he's running isnt really jumping off the screen and they just look disorganized and disconnected in all three zones. Am I missing something that the rest of you are seeing?

Im with you that the system doesn’t seem to be working. I figure it’s early still so give them a few games to get more organized with each other. I’m over the dump and chase and not shooting strategy that we’ve been implementing

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Im with you that the system doesn’t seem to be working. I figure it’s early still so give them a few games to get more organized with each other. I’m over the dump and chase and not shooting strategy that we’ve been implementing

I think the strategy is to get folks in front of the net and take shots with goalies being screened. You can see why Wright's line has been working better because both Ebs and Wright are doing that. Same with the "4th" line with Gourde and Tanev. Need someone from the other two lines to start doing that too.

I like that there is much more player movement, but I agree that we need to take shots. All they are doing is passing.

 

[kihei]

Such early days for a new coach and a new system. Let's see how things look after another 20 to 25 games are played. I like the way the Wright line looks, and Beniers caused the Stars a lot of problems last night with his energetic play. Though we were shut out last night, I was actually more worried by our defensive play. But I guess that will take time to jell, too. Even with the problems, I now think the pieces are there for us to be a better team than last year. That feels reassuring.

 

[Scomerica]

It's obviously super super early but I'm not 100% sold on whatever it is Bylsma is trying to do with the team. After three games, whatever system he's running isnt really jumping off the screen and they just look disorganized and disconnected in all three zones. Am I missing something that the rest of you are seeing?

I don't see much difference from Hakstol so far. I don't heavily pay attention to nuances though. Will it take time to make a style or after preseason is this what we should expect?

 

[majormajor]

I don't see much difference from Hakstol so far. I don't heavily pay attention to nuances though. Will it take time to make a style or after preseason is this what we should expect?

I can't remember - were we told to expect some system changes? I haven't noticed anything different. I didn't expect much to be different either, just a coach that the players don't hate.