The Seattle Kraken elected to go with Joey Daccord as their backup goaltender to Philipp Grubauer to open the season as the team set their roster for Tuesday's opener against the Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 11: Joey Daccord #35 of the Seattle Kraken tends net during the first period against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on April 11, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. elected to go with Joey Daccord as their backup goaltender to Philipp Grubauer to open the season as part of a handful of decisions to set their roster for Tuesday's opener against the Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights.
Daccord also posted a 2-1-1 record in five games played for the Kraken last year. In the four full game played, Daccord had a .900 save percentage with a 3.14 goals against average.The backup goalie spot was the most intriguing roster battle for the Kraken during training camp. Driedger returned to action late last year from a torn ACL sustained in the Gold Medal Game of the World Championships for Team Canada in June 2022.
"We expect Joey to be an essential part of that tandem as they work to provide good goaltender, playoff level goaltending for our team throughout the year," head coach Dave Hakstol said on Monday. Defenseman Ryker Evans, 21, and center Shane Wright, 19, are two young prospects that showed they have the ability to play at the NHL level this season. However, there isn't a convenient spot for them on the Kraken's active roster at the present moment.
"I'm pretty sure that everybody that's in the room right now will be part of it, part of our opportunity for success throughout the year," Hakstol said ahead of the team's final preseason game in Edmonton on Friday. Kartye had three goals and two assists in 10 games played for the Kraken and seamlessly jumped into a premier role alongside Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle.
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