He’s one of 11 players who were on the roster during Seattle’s miserable expansion season that will be on the ice against the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Jordan Eberle is one of those who have been around since that first season. They came in camp in shape and I’d be lying if I said I feel comfortable we’re clicking on all cylinders right now and we still have work to do, but there has been a lot of progress from Year 1.' After we lose a tough Game 7, our guys weren’t satisfied with going two rounds of the playoffs,' Francis said. 'The biggest thing for me was the exit meetings last year. Seattle acknowledged teams were surprised by its success early last season. That’s the same as Chicago with rookie sensation Connor Bedard, and the New York Rangers.īut that kind of attention means proving last season wasn’t a fluke when Seattle went 46-28-8, finished with 100 points in the regular season and knocked out defending champion Colorado in the first round of the playoffs before losing to Dallas in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Seattle will have 13 games currently for national broadcasts among the league’s TV partners. The next time the Kraken see Vegas, it will be the Winter Classic on Jan. Seattle will be in the spotlight plenty this season, beginning with the opener.
