Davy Jones Locker Room

1 week ago | davyjoneslockerroom.com | Allyson Ballard

Consistency is key. Seattle needs more of it. Thirteen players and head coach Dan Bylsma gave exit interviews Wednesday at the Kraken Community Iceplex to close out another playoff-less season, the third such case in franchise history. While a longer summer stretches before them than they’d prefer, Seattle is cognizant of their biggest weakness– inconsistency– and hopeful for what the future holds.

2 weeks ago | davyjoneslockerroom.com | Allyson Ballard

The Time: 7pm PTThe Place: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NVPlace to Watch: KING 5, KONG, KHN, SCRIPPS, TVAS, ESPN+Place to Listen: Kraken Audio Network via KJR 93.3-FMVegas is storming their way to the playoffs for their seventh appearance in eight seasons ever. The Knights currently enjoy a six-point lead over the rest of the Pacific Division, are 7-2-1 over their last 10, and haven’t suffered a losing streak longer than four games this season.

2 weeks ago | davyjoneslockerroom.com | Zaiem Beg

Time: 6 pm PT / 7 pm MTThe Place: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UTWhere to Watch: KHN, KONG, Utah16 (SLC market), ESPN+ (other U.S. markets)Where to Listen: Kraken Audio Network on KJR 93.3The Utah Hockey Club, technically an expansion team (but secretly were the Arizona Coyotes until this season), will be hosting the Seattle Kraken for the first time ever in Salt Lake City.

2 weeks ago | davyjoneslockerroom.com | Allyson Ballard

The Time: 7pm PTThe Place: SAP Center in San Jose, CAPlace to Watch: KONG, KHN, NBCSCA, ESPN+Place to Listen: Kraken Audio Network via KJR 93.3-FMThe Seattle Kraken and the San Jose Sharks have fought in two of their three meetings this season. Klim Kostin and Will Borgen brawled in what ended up an 8-5 loss for Seattle in November, and when these two teams met later in January, it was Henry Thrun and Vince Dunn who dropped the gloves during the Kraken’s 6-2 win.

3 weeks ago | davyjoneslockerroom.com | Zaiem Beg

The Time: 7:30pm PTThe Place: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WAPlace to Watch: KING 5, KONG, KHN, SN1, SNE, SNP, ESPN+Place to Listen: Kraken Audio Network via KJR 93.3-FMThe Stars are pretty comfortably in the second spot in the Central division, 6 points behind Winnipeg and 5 points ahead of Colorado. According to Moneypuck, a Dallas loss to Seattle would reduce their chances of winning the division by 11%, pretty high leverage for a game at this point in the season.