Since their inception, the Seattle Kraken pushed back on comparisons to the Vegas Golden Knights, who rewrote the rules for NHL expansion teams by making the Stanley Cup Final in their first season.
"From day one, we've said we're not Vegas," Kraken general manager Ron Francis said on Monday.
There's no debating that. Through 33 games in the 2017-18 season, the Golden Knights had a points percentage of .670 and were atop the Pacific Division. Through 33 games, Seattle has a .364 points percentage and reside in at the bottom of the Pacific -- which is where you might expect to find a kraken, but not the Kraken.