Kraken Players Take In Sunday Night Football
Now we know where the Seattle Seahawks got the inspiration to throttle the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 Sunday night at Lumen Field.
Several of the Seattle Kraken were in attendance, none more prominently than Matty Beniers. The 2023 Calder Trophy winner raised the “12th Man” flag (image at right), an honor never before bestowed on a member of the Kraken.
Beniers further energized the crowd by waving a towel and pumping both arms in the air. Beniers was adorned in a custom Seahawks jersey with his name and Kraken #10, plus a patch that read, “12 Flag Raiser.”
For the especially fashion-conscious, Matty’s baseball cap repped suburban New York City’s Winged Foot Golf Club, which has hosted many major golf championships.
The hockey team showed more hometown loyalty than the MLB Mariners, who rented out T-Mobile Park for a viewing party of Chiefs fans.
Revisiting Seattle Wins
Maybe the seven Kraken wins are more impressive than they seemed at first blush.
- Since twin 6-1 losses Oct. 1 and 4 to the Kraken, the Flames have beaten the Cup champion Hurricanes and have won four of their last six games.
- After losing to the Kraken Oct. 13 and starting the season with nine losses, the Flyers have beaten the Avalanche and have won three of their last four.
- After losing to the Kraken Oct. 9, the Red Wings went on a six game points streak (3-0-3), including a shootout defeat in Seattle Oct. 20.
Defenseman’s Relatable Feelings
Defenseman Vince Dunn, who was minus-3 in Seattle’s listless loss to the Minnesota Wild Saturday, expressed a feeling we can all relate to. “There’s moments where things go wrong, and then they get worse.”
Shooting Blanks
More Dunn, after the 5-1 loss to the Wild: “We have to be more selfish. I didn’t really see that out of our team tonight.” The selfishness he refers to is a lack of shots, “33 percent of shot volume and 26 percent of shot quality,” according to Sportlogiq. Seattle was outshot 16-1 in the 2nd period, and didn’t have any for the final 19 minutes of the middle frame.
The shooting story wasn’t any prettier in their previous game, somehow a 5-3 victory over Utah on Thursday. “In 5-on-5 play, Seattle created 40 percent of all shot volume, 27 percent of all shot quality,” according to Sportlogiq. The Kraken had two dry lengthy dry spells between shots on goal, one of 14 minutes and another of nine minutes.
Earlier Seattle:
–For Seattle, McCann Injury “A Blow For Sure”
Earlier Canucks:
— The Canucks Are On Their Own Sad, Little Planet
BONUS VIDEO: The weekend wrap … “Kraken Reaction”!
