To be fair, they’re still in what could be considered the adjustment period, but neither Matthew Wood of the Kraken or Shane Wright of the Predators have erupted after their changes of scenery.
Wood has one assist over two games played with Seattle, while Wright is pointless in four games with Nashville.
Wright, who’s seeing slightly more ice time since joining the Predators, twice skating more than 15 minutes, gets another chance Wednesday night in Anaheim against the Ducks.
Wood has seen less action with the quirky Kraken schedule, with the club having four days off to travel to Helsinki, Finland to get ready for the two NHL Global Series games against the Hurricanes.
Wood saw 17:35 of ice time in the Kraken’s 2-1 OT win over the Calgary Flames on November 4th, followed by 14:07 in the 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers three nights later. He tallied his assist on a third period goal from Vince Dunn.
Not that there’s any pressure on him from the fans or media in Seattle, but Wood should be particularly relaxed and focused for these games 48-hundred miles away. Team bonding should be at a maximum.
Finnish Kraken Kaapo Kakko, Ville Ottavainen and Jani Nyman get the opportunity to play NHL games in front of their native fans. (The first game starts at 9 am Seattle time on Thursday)
By the way, Seattle’s 2nd-year forward Berkly Catton sports an eight-game point streak. Him moving to center this season made Wright particularly expendable, whether Wright had moved to the wing or not.
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