RE: https://twitter.com/SeattleKraken/status/2022763022251626956

Cute Valentines from the Kraken

@seattlekraken

Okay, I need someone with experience in hockey fandom tell me that losing Bjorkstrand, Tanev and Gourde is not a terrible move. I've read that the draft picks we got in return are worth it. On the other hand, we'll draft some cool young players who'll need years in AHL to properly develop. Are the Kraken now destined to lounge around at the bottom of the standings without their core players?

Also... We lost 3 great ones, but kept Burakovsky... A guy who will do anything with a puck (including giving it away) before be shoots it at a goal. How does that make any sense?

After last night's blowout against St.Louis, we're 10 points behind Calgary in the second wild card spot but actually 3 games ahead of them. And the Kraken's default is playing the last 15 minutes of the game only. Do you think heads will roll? I know it's Bylsma's first season, so maybe not...

Our German gentleman.

While I’m not expecting a 10 goal blow-out, I would like to see us break up the winning streak the Stars have going. At this point in the season, I just want to see good, fun hockey.

Oak Harbor’s Kyle Sorenson dreamed up a five-on-five, full-gear goalie game in Bellingham with a wild set of rules called “Oops! All Goalies.”

Seasoned NHL patrons will tell you nothing beats a heated regional rivalry, and a first-round playoff matchup vs. Vancouver would create some local hockey buzz.

Seattle Totems great Guyle Fielder, 93, received a long-awaited in-person tribute from the Kraken on Monday. Fielder is pro hockey’s fourth all-time leading point-getter – trailing only Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux.

The Kraken forced overtime but surrendered an important extra point in a 4-3 loss to the Red Wings on Monday. The Kraken entered the game four standings points behind the second wild-card spot.

The Kraken’s injury list has emptied and line combinations that worked in the past are giving it another go. That leaves a handful of players in undesirable spots.

The Kraken’s playoff hopes are wobbly but intact. If they’re lucky, it will be a tense final two months. It starts with a six-game homestand that starts Monday.

Here's where the Kraken rank in the weekly NHL power rankings as they come out of the All-Star break.

Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington football team took two of the top awards at the Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards.