Draft capital? The Kraken have it. Young talent? That's there, too. A title-contending NHL product? Boy...it's hard to envision at the moment.
Shane Wright scored on the power play and Kaapo Kakko added a pair of assists for the Seattle Kraken, but they couldn't dig out of a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Wright scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Wild. Wright has two goals and four assists over five contests since the 4 Nations Face-Off break. This was his second power-play point in that span.
Kraken GM Ron Francis on Wednesday vowed to “move this team forward” near-term after acquiring two first-round picks and a second-round selection by sending winger Oliver Bjorkstrand and center Yanni
Wright logged two assists in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Canucks. This was Wright's fourth multi-point effort over his last 12 games. He's gotten on the scoresheet in 10 of those contests, earning five goals on 14 shots and nine assists.