Can Kraken's New Coach OVERCOME the Dreaded Back-to-Back Curse?

Erica L. Ayala breaks down the Seattle Kraken's newly released 2025-2026 schedule in this episode of Locked on Kraken. She dives into the team's 13 back-to-back sets, a sore spot last season when they went 0-12. "If the Kraken had just played to the league average in those games, they'd have 10 more points," she quotes from Sound of Hockey.

The season kicks off at home against Anaheim and wraps with road games in Vegas and Colorado. Fans scored a win with earlier Sunday home games, now at 5pm PT. Erica speculates on Olympic participation, name-dropping Philip Grubauer for Germany and pondering Matty Beniers' Team USA chances.

October's slate gets the microscope treatment. Erica zeroes in on the opener, first back-to-back (Philly and Washington), and Montreal's visit to close out the month. She's itching to see how new coach Lane Lambert tackles the back-to-back beast that bit them last year.

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Locked On Kraken is a daily podcast covering the 32nd NHL team! Host and freelancer journalist Erica L. Ayala (Locked on WBB, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, and more) helped the then-NHL Seattle franchise launch the Seattle Kraken brand back in July 2020.

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