2024-25 Kraken Roster discussion

[Kevinsane]

Grubauer recalled. Why? Who TF knows.

 

[CLW]

Grubauer recalled. Why? Who TF knows.

Kokko is still a kid, send him back, let him cook and bring him up when he's ready 3-4 years from now.

 

[Fuhrious]

Grubauer recalled. Why? Who TF knows.

If they didnt bring him back up at some point, the "he's a nice guy and we like him" fans would blow a gasket.

So...pretty much the target demographic for their marketing team.

 

[Kevinsane]

If they didnt bring him back up at some point, the "he's a nice guy and we like him" fans would blow a gasket.

So...pretty much the target demographic for their marketing team.

Great point. And while I agree Kokko isn’t ready, it’s bile inducing to think that Gru’s reward for being awful in the AHL is to get a few more NHL paycheques.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Aparently there is a Gru Bobblehead night this Wednesday.

 

[majormajor]

Aparently there is a Gru Bobblehead night this Wednesday.

I wasn't looking for a comedy, but I suppose there are worse things than watching a farce.

 

[Fuhrious]

Aparently there is a Gru Bobblehead night this Wednesday.

Wow…

 

[Fuhrious]

Hadn’t looked at numbers in a while for CV. Grubauer with the .893 sv% feels not great, Sprong with 22 points in 17 games makes me think he’ll get called back up sooner or later. Maybe if they trade a winger like Schultz?

 

[The Marquis]

I mean it doesn’t really matter anymore if Gru is up or down. Stezka didn’t impress enough, Kokko clearly just needs more time regardless. Gru is done but it’s too late for the playoffs, may as well just play the guy.

My phone keeps autocorrecting Kokko to Kakko. Ugh.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Grubauer recalled. Why? Who TF knows.

1) Kokko's way too young and needs games which he only gets in CV.

2) Too many wins as of late.
Gotta give Gru a run to secure that top pick.

 

[CLW]

"Hey, look at this team. They are as bad as we are."

"They are as bad as we are...!"

That's both funny and true. The Sabres and the Kraken are "the same team" (see graph), but for different reasons. If the Sabres had two or three of the Kraken's more sane and stable veterans, they'd be much more likely to be in the playoff picture. If the Kraken had a couple of Buffalo's good young guns on their roster, they'd have a better team.

 

[Toomany7pins]

Aparently there is a Gru Bobblehead night this Wednesday.

Disappointing. This is a Seattle Mariners type move. Embarrassing.

I have no interest in buying tickets to games if Gru is on the active roster.

 

[barriers]

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Well, looks like they are showcasing him.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Well, looks like they are showcasing him.

Or Ronnie will sign him to his contract extension right on the ice...

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Or Ronnie will sign him to his contract extension right on the ice...

I know you are half joking, but if they intended to re-sign him I don't think they would rush him on the ice this quick.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

I know you are half joking, but if they intended to re-sign him I don't think they would rush him on the ice this quick.

Well, anything's possbile on Philipp Grubauer Bobble Head Night....

 

[Fuhrious]

Melanson and Meyers recalled from CV

 

[CLW]

Melanson and Meyers recalled from CV

Hopefully Melanson sticks in the NHL. That 21 draft class looks potentially crazy good overall.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Francis after the trade: Kraken Plan Summer Upgrades With Huge Trade Haul | Seattle Kraken

“We’ve got five first-round picks and four second-round picks in the next three drafts,” Francis said. “This is the first time in our history we’ll have two first-round picks in the same draft. And now we’ve got it twice, in 2026 and 2027.

“So, the plan is not to draft nine hockey players,” he added. “The plan is to try to move those picks or package those picks. And we feel we’re now in a position with some of the kids we’ve drafted and developed that we’re in a better position to maybe do some things to help move this team forward.”

“I do think we’re much closer than people think,” he said. “And I do think with the right few tweaks, we can get back to where we want to be, and that’s fighting for a playoff spot and getting in the playoffs.”

 

[CLW]

Francis after the trade: Kraken Plan Summer Upgrades With Huge Trade Haul | Seattle Kraken

Scary. I replied in the Trade deadline thread on this topic. Reading this interview does nothing to assuage those concerns. Francis (management) is still selling the playoffs as the ultimate panacea.