Berkly Catton's Shootout Winner Snaps the Skid, But Seattle's CEO Knows the Real Fight Just Started
The Kraken got one in the win column Wednesday night, beating Vegas 4-3 in a shootout. Berkly Catton buried the game-winner in the extra frame. But here's the thing: one win doesn't fix what's broken in Seattle right now, and CEO Tod Leiweke isn't pretending it does.
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"It's not acceptable," Leiweke said bluntly about the team's performance heading into the Vegas matchup. "We're committed to fixing it." That's the kind of language you use when your team is 32-34-11 and has dropped 10 of its last 11 games. The Kraken are tied with the New York Rangers for the fourth-fewest points in the entire league with just 75. Mathematically, they're staring down elimination from playoff contention, and Leiweke knows the fanbase is watching to see if the front office is actually going to do something about it.
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Catton's heroics in the shootout were exactly what this team needed to see, but Leiweke's confidence that they can "improve and quickly" will only ring true if the turnaround is real. One win, even a gutsy one in overtime against a Golden Knights team, doesn't erase the damage of losing 10 of 11. The pressure is on to show this wasn't just a feel-good moment in a losing stretch, but the start of something that matters.
Next up is a chance to build on this one. The Kraken need to prove Leiweke's commitment to fixing it translates to results on the ice, or this season is going to slip away faster than a puck in the third period.
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