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Jonathan Quick #32 of the New York Rangers reacts to a second period goal by Eeli Tolvanen #20 of the Seattle Kraken at Madison Square Garden

The World’s Angriest Rangers Fans Might Be Right

Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his game-tying goal with Shea Theodore

Nobody Puts On A Show Like Vegas

Joey Daccord reacts after letting in a goal

The Kraken Need More Time In The Oven

Wyatt Johnston celebrates after scoring a goal

The Stars Stretched The Kraken Too Thin

Ray Ratto

DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 02: Oliver Bjorkstrand #22 of the Seattle Kraken celebrates after Yanni Gourde #37 of the Seattle Kraken scored the game-winning goal against Jake Oettinger #29 of the Dallas Stars in the first overtime period in Game One of the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 02, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Kraken 5, Joe Pavelski 4

DENVER, CO - APRIL 30: Jamie Oleksiak (24) of the Seattle Kraken celebrates with Goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) after defeating Mikko Rantanen and the Colorado Avalanche winning the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena April 30, 2023. The Avalanche lost 2-1. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

The Kraken Made The Avs Look Like Old News

They Just Let Anyone Score In Seattle

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 24: The Seattle Kraken celebrate the winning goal by Jordan Eberle #7 against the Colorado Avalanche during overtime in Game Four of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Climate Pledge Arena on April 24, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The Kraken Are For Real

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: A general view of Climate Pledge Arena with the center ice logo prior to the Kraken's inaugural home opening game between the Seattle Kraken and the Vancouver Canucks on October 23, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The Kraken Will Not Abide Between-Periods Entertainment Being Slightly Mean To Jeff Bezos

The Kraken Have An Offense Now!

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings reaches for a puck that goes into the goal during the second period against the Seattle Kraken at Crypto.com Arena on November 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images)

Seventeen Damn Goals!

Barry Petchesky

Someone’s Going To Regret This

The Kraken Have Washed Ashore, But They’re Not Stranded

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Canucks, Kraken Produce History’s Dumbest Puck Battle

Kelsey McKinney

Media Meltdowns

‘Seattle Times’ Fires Kraken Beat Reporter And Her Former Colleagues Want To Know Why

Kraken fan Nadia Popovici meets Canucks equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton

Kraken Fan Saves Canucks Equipment Manager’s Life By Banging On The Glass

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 09: Alex Wennberg #21 of the Seattle Kraken skates with the puck against Nicolas Roy #10 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the third period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on November 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Kraken 4-2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Oh Right, Expansion Teams Are Supposed To Suck

Jordan Eberle #7 of the Seattle Kraken celebrates his hat trick with Jaden Schwartz #17 and Alex Wennberg #21 against Dustin Tokarski #31 of the Buffalo Sabres during the third period at Climate Pledge Arena on November 04, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.

How Long Can The Kraken’s Party Last?

Nick Seeler Really Wanted To Fight Jamie Oleksiak

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 21: The Seattle Kracken draft picks (L-R) Jordan Eberle, Chris Driedger, Chris Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Haydn Fleury and Mark Giordano following the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Kraken is the National Hockey League's newest franchise and will begin play in October 2021. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

The Kraken Passed The Marshmallow Test

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 23: A general view of the Space Needle as the Seattle Kraken team flag is hung from above on July 23, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The NHL revealed the franchise's new team name today. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)