SEATTLE — For the Seattle Kraken, their inaugural season was all about the wonderment of having an actual NHL team in town, playing in a brand-spanking-new arena.
It was a vibe. It was a novelty. It was a honeymoon.
On Thursday, the Kraken officially kicked off training camp for Year Two, and that new-team smell has largely worn off. The process started last year, when reality hit quickly that they would not replicate the debut magic of the Vegas Golden Knights (who set an unfair expectation for all future expansion teams).
