# @puckempire on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T23:38:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Puck Empire 👑 (@puckempire) — https://gondola.cc/puckempire

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Continuing on with our 2026-27 season projections, we've got, you guessed it, another Pacific Division team — the Seattle Kraken at #30.

The Pacific Division is really reminding me of the 2017-18 Atlantic Division, where four of the five worst teams in the standings were from one Division. The Pacific is truly dogshit, and the CGY/VAN/SEA trio is showing why!

At offense, Seattle is putrid. McCann and Wright have been in rumour talks as well, with Wright being very likely to be moved this summer. The team doesn't have a legit 1C. The team doesn't have a legit 2C. The team doesn't have a top-line forward. The team has multiple AHL calibre guys in their bottom-six. The team doesn't have a designated goal scorer. The team doesn't have a good PP. The team doesn't have a good coach. So offensively, this team projects to not be good.

Defensively, Seattle is a bit better. They lost Oleksiak but I am a big fan of their top-four at least. There's no true #1D but Vince Dunn and Brandon Montour are both capable 2D's who can move the puck well and control play from the blueline. I'm also a fan of Ryker Evans and Adam Larsson and think they can be solid in a top-four role still. 

In net, I expect things to balance out. Daccord will improve from last season, Grubauer will regress from last season. They'll be fine, nothing special.

Overall, Seattle really has a chance to steer their franchise in the right direction this season with a bottom-three finish. They need to transition from mid to straight up bad for a year or two. And with this roster? I really think we'll see the worst Seattle Kraken hockey we've ever seen.

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