An important Pacific Division affair for the Kraken went the way of the desperate visitors.
Fresh legs vs. some potentially weary ones as the Kraken host the Flames on Wednesday night.
The Vancouver Canucks and the rest of the Pacific Division are eye-balling the Kraken.
Things got much tighter in the Pacific Division as the Canucks and Oilers both picked up wins.
The Canucks were finishers, with Bo Horvat scoring twice, now with 26 goals on the season.
The Kraken seemed to receive some schedule benefits in December, but that script soon flips.
There's no urgency whatsoever for the Kraken to make roster moves, but that day will come soon enough.
A Canucks loss on Tuesday night would heat things up as the NHL trade freeze ends.
Shane Wright and the Kraken will both play again on Wednesday, a continent apart.
Both Canucks prospects Pettersson and Lekkerimaki chipped in on day one of the WJC.
The Seattle Kraken feature two players to watch at the WJC in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Teenager Aku Koskenvuo has NHL attributes the Canucks look forward to developing.
Simple math on what the Canucks need to make the playoffs, barring magical help.
The Kraken can put Thursday's loss behind them and be happy with their spot at the break.
The Canucks say yes to comebacks and the NHL says no to playoff changes.
