Injuries, Illness, Scoring Woes Combined To Wreck Kraken Season

"We can't have this happen again."

That's how Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis summed up what he called his "stern" message in end-of-season exit interviews with players.

At a Monday press conference, Francis specifically mentioned his team's slow start, which they never really recovered from. He also indicated players may have believed their 2022-23 success would repeat without the same level of determination and effort.

Then there was the drip-drip-drip of an injury faucet that the team could never seem to shut off. And the goal-scoring faucet they could never figure out how to turn on.

The GM gives a detailed breakdown of how the last two seasons compared - and his expectations for next year - in this Kraken Reaction conversation.