The Deep Dive - A Seattle Kraken Podcast by Emerald City Hockey

3 Up, 3 Down

In this episode, we take a hard-hitting look at the latest mini mic video (1:25), recap this week's three wins (7:25), ask which areas the Kraken can improve next (32:48), talk about playoffs(?!) (41:15), the goalie situation (44:44), and Shane Wright (56:12).

Best Week Of The Season?

In this episode, we recap last week's Kraken homestand (1:53), take an analytics-driven look at team stats (23:48), D pairs (32:16), and forward lines (38:33), and look at the no-win Shane Wright situation (44:26).

Episode 60 - Is This Team Good?

Is this team good? This week, we attempt to answer that very tricky question. We look at the forward group's success (2:25),  defensive struggles (8:17), how much falls on the coach (14:15), inconsistency of focus (19:27), Ron Francis' mid-game observation (28:50), and reasons for optimism (36:23). Then we close things out with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, who are off to a 3-1-0 start (49:49).

Episode 59 - New Season, New Kraken?

In this episode, we break down the first three games of the regular season (2:30), ask what the plan is with 2x healthy scratch Shane Wright (23:43), examine Hakstol's early season line shuffling (39:58), ask if Hakstol is coaching desperate (47:13), and celebrate the Firebirds' first ever win (1:00:50)

Episode 58 - And Your 2022-23 Kraken Roster Is...

In this episode, we break down the Kraken's final two preseason games (0:51), Dylan breaks out the whiteboard to explain a new Kraken tactic (11:00), we take a look at the final roster cuts to see who made the team (32:20), discuss the captaincy situation (47:55), and make some early season Kraken predictions (53:05).

Episode 57 - Yeah Buoy!

In this episode, we break down the Kraken's first four preseason games (4:02), then we discuss Shane Wright (15:48), Matty Beniers (24:00), Oliver Bjorkstrand (25:40), Andre Burakovsky (30:11), Justin Schultz (37:47), roster cuts (46:04), Firebirds training camp (1:00:55), Chris Driedger's new charity (1:06:40), and the Kraken's brand new mascot Buoy (1:11:47).

Episode 56 - Training Camp Takeaways

On this episode of the pod, RJ gives us all the latest and greatest from the start of Kraken training camp, including: who's stood out to him (1:38), early looks at line combinations (9:48) and special teams units (25:40), how the younglings Matty Beniers and Shane Wright are looking (40:24), the return of Turbo (1:10:01), a quick goalie report (1:04:07) and mascot news (1:08:26)!

Episode 55 - Training Camp Preview

In this episode, we start by debating who would win in a fight between a Kraken and 1,000 ducks (1:24), talk about the Daniel Sprong PTO (10:50), the Kraken training camp roster (13:05), and Alexandra Mandrycky being named assistant GM (17:45). Then RJ tells us about his experience being coached by Dave Hakstol at the first ever Kraken Media Clinic (21:30) and we look at some of the biggest Kraken training camp storylines (32:50).

Episode 54 - Fixing The Powerplay

In this episode, we share our answers to last week's Kidz Bop question (1:53), then look at the Kraken's national TV schedule (8:39), some creative elements we'd like to see on the next Kraken jersey (21:25), and do a deep dive into what changes we'd make to improve the Kraken's unsuccessful 1-3-1 powerplay (34:14).

Episode 53 - Identity Theft Is Not A Joke!

In this episode, Dylan tells his recent identity theft story (0:17) and RJ gives a surprise challenge to Dylan for once (5:27). Then we discuss listener feedback about the new Portland Winterhawks jerseys (13:56), The Seattle Kraken band (20:06), Cale Fleury's new contract (27:40), Ryan Clark joining ESPN (32:18), New ice at Climate Pledge Arena (37:50), JT Miller's Canucks extension (39:17). Finally we take a deep dive into how Matty Beniers and Shane Wright will be treated by the rest of the league this season (43:05).