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

Episode 32: Wheels and Doors

In this episode, we talk about Kole Lind diving into Twitter controversy (1:08), Alison Lukan filling in on the Kraken broadcast (7:28), Jared McCann's contract extension (12:08), Mark Giordano hitting 1,000 games (22:25), trade value and destinations for Giordano and Jarnkrok (26:33), and angry goalies (55:31).

Episode 31 - Pre Trade Deadline Free Agent Frenzy

In this episode, we bid farewell to Austin Czarnik (0:58), explore some of the Kraken players' personalities through charity baskets (2:40), and do a deep dive into what we learned from Ron Francis' media availability last week  (16:35).

Episode 30 - Ron The Builder

In this episode, we start by talking about the last two week's Kraken games (4:43), providing a few injury updates (10:07), evaluating the new look Kraken lines (13:13), and RJ sharing his experience from attending the Battle of the Sound WHL game (20:55). Then we do a deep dive into the team building process and how each area applies to the Kraken (25:05).

Episode 29 - Kraken Super Skills Showcase

in this episode, RJ shares his stories, thoughts, and takeaways from the Kraken's Super Skills Showcase.Fastest dresser (7:45), Stick taping challenge (9:40), Shooting accuracy (11:25), Relay race (17:45), Puck juggling challenge (23:54), Fastest skater (28:03), Hardest shot (29:40), Breakaway challenge (41:37), 3-on-3 (47:57).

Episode 28 - All-Star Weekend and Advanced Stats

In this episode, we review the NHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition (0:46), discuss Jordan Eberle's performance as the first Kraken All-Star (24:24), give our predictions for the Kraken's Super Skills Showcase (30:44), and dive deeper into a few advanced stats we like to use, explaining what they are and how they help us understand the game (47:44).

Episode 27 - Ron Francis Deep Dive

In this episode, we look at this week's Kraken games (1:55) and Kraken's Super Skills Showcase event (16:36), before doing a deep dive into Ron Francis' GM tenure with the Carolina Hurricanes - Draft (20:39), Trades (53:30).

Episode 26 - Mid-Season Grades

We start off this episode with a look at Brandon Tanev's new off-ice role with the Kraken (2:25), the Coachella Valley Firebirds' jerseys (4:45), Davy Jones (7:43), and this week's Kraken games (9:59).Then we give our mid-season Kraken player grades! - Goalies (23:34), Defense (31:17), Forwards (57:02)

Episode 25 - That’s not Chris Driedger!

In this episode, RJ tells the story of Andrew Allen filling in for Chris Driedger at yesterday's practice (0:13), then we react to the Kraken's new pregame show (9:33) and Jordan Eberle being named an All-Star (18:15), talk about the last week of Kraken games (21:41), and ask what it would take for Hakstol to be fired mid-season (38:00). Finally, RJ shares his experience from the Pacific Science Center's Hockey: Faster Than Ever exhibit (45:32) and Dylan highlights the importance of the Hockey Talks mental health awareness initiative (51:33).

Episode 24 - The Deep Dive

The Emerald City Hockey Podcast is now The Deep Dive! In this episode, we go over some takeaways from the Kraken's full week of practice (2:09), ask if we should start rooting for losses (12:01), react to Ron Francis' ESPN interview (22:00), decide which upcoming free agents the Kraken should keep or trade (40:08), and look at the Kraken's record with and without certain players (1:01:37).

Episode 23 - How did we get here?

In this episode, we look at the three types of coaches (5:07), then ask three questions about how the Kraken got here: Were the Kraken too analytics-focused in the expansion draft? (22:17), Which players are regressing due to a change of scenery? (33:14) Do Kraken players lack hockey sense? (38:05) Finally, we look at what's in store for the Kraken the rest of this season (48:02) and talk about what it's been like being media this season. (53:32).