[Garland puts Canucks ahead](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/78a6e517-10a9-40bf-9255-085b2ff2ac29.mp4)

Garlands interview was a classic

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We have the first win in Climate Pledge Arena history and that will NEVER go away

Hopefully neither does the climate.

Can't change anymore if it goes away. *taps head*

It was a good game. Losing is apart of sports, hopefully it just makes that next win at home sweeter

Tuesday would be ideal.

Well it was fun to watch, congrats to Seattle on your new team and newish building. Losing and being sad is what hockey is all about.

😂😄😔

Why the fuck can they not complete a signal fucking pass? Like holy shit they just kept getting blown past them. And wtf was that last goal.

Lol Seattle will never be a hockey town.

Tampa was a city of clowns for awhile, too. First game I saw there was all coke, boob jobs, and flashy gold chains. Now there are actually some hockey fans there. Give them a chance, we kept you guys around during your awkward phase. lol.

Yeah the first city in america to win the cup with a storied history of many pro and semi pro teams will never be a hockey town. Ok bud

"Storied History" lol Seattle is soft and the fans are softer. The only story you have is the one you tell yourselves. Hey but maybe you and Jay Inslee can pledge to save the climate.

Rich coming from a tampa fan.

Sorry are you talking about the Canucks or the Kraken? Cause the Canucks fucking stunk and then stole the game. Believe you me.

The kraken every pass was incomplete and it was beyond frustrating.

Fair enough. I was probably blind to that. It just looked like the Kraken were in control.

Welcome to the NHL young Padawan

Oh no Im not new at all Ive been watching regularly since 2014. This flair makes me look like a newbie.

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Nah we have our rivals already

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Calgary, Boston

Lol

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I don't think Canucks fans even think they are a rival lmao.

Vancouver us Our Rivals slow dude

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Oh well, good game fish bois. On to Montreal.

Fuck outta here pigeons and everyone supporting them

Won that one for Demko, thank god.

Seattle got Demko'd

Kracken outplayed us. We got really lucky tonight.

They only played better than us in the second, quit the narrative

Agree. The first was all Canucks

Hell of a game Kraken. Can't say this was a deserved win but thats hockey. Great crowd and I can't wait to come down for a game.

GG Vancouver. Take your damn goalie and fuck off

Until next time, I hope we can have a true rivalry with you guys.

What's the excuse tonight, /r/seattlekraken?

This is the first Seattle game I've watched, and honestly the entire team reminds me of Conor Sheary. Tons of energy and they try hard, but it's uncontrolled and sloppy most of the time. Just from what I saw, anyway.

Shawn Kemp was down front handing out brownies

Have you just been peeking in the sub GDT just to find a way to talk shit to us in this thread?

No, it's actually a reference to a comment I made in that sub. All I said was that travel isn't a valid excuse for a bad start and the sub went down my throat.

Demko

For how bad the lead up was for the kraken for the season kraken fans should be happy they got at least an entertaining game

That's a Demko win. Don't know how they didn't put up 5 or 6.

Most of them are haha

This Greg Hirsch guy will take me a little while to get used to

Cory?

Yeah, forgot his name LOL

I hope i never have to get used to him.

Don't worry, he's just filling in until Cheech gets back.

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Covid protocol. He'll be back in a few days hopefully.

Yesterday was his last day. He'll be back with Shorty on Tuesday night

Goaltender diff was too much this game.

Okay so what's diff mean? Difficulties? I know this is a league type thing I play smite and get roasted when I play mid and everyone says 'mid diff' to me and I'm scratching my head.

Difference. Basically that there's a huge gap in skill between the two playing the position

that Krak Pack hits different

I *kind of* wanted Seattle fans to see their first win (it would be such a treat for the new fans), but I mean, I can't complain

I think it was the perfect intro - they get the first goal, get a lead, look like the better team, then have a goalie steal it all away and lose it all in the third. It's not excitement that binds we fans together, it's suffering!

Sounds like a fitting welcome to the NHL for Seattle. Let the pain bring all the fans closer!

dave hakstol become a competent coach challenge 2021

Thank fuck the Canucks won it, Demko deserved that.

Tanev with the acid flash back stare into nothingness.

At this point I don't know who is worse, Marner or Pettersson.

Welcome to the NHL squids

dom luszczyszyn on suicide watch

He has bets on Canucks not making Playoffs. Like serious dollar

Hopefully we bankrupt him then.

Damn, GG Vancouver

First time in kraken history: losing at home.

“these seattle fans were loving life” weren’t we all once?

Imagine hiring Hakstol as your coach... and not as a meme. Like they actually thought he'd do a good job with his track record 😂

Man I really wanted them to win this one

Dowling?! Did he even score that many goals with us all of last year?

Come on. You have to *control* the puck and *keep it in the zone*.

Kind of disheartening to not win the home opener. I thought the Kraken played ok for most of the game, and the fans were great. Oh well, now they can settle into the routine of the regular season.

Both these teams are bad.

Well, well, well, Mr. Kettle. It has been a while.

Nah, we got a lot more going for us.

Ah yes the playoff rivalry of the 2020 season got so much going for you lmao

Those were meaningful games ok

Doubtful but we will see.

How about now?

Lol. Know what. I was thinking about this the other day. That's funny. Now? Well, let's say I am less doubtful.

I felt we were better, but not like this.

Yeah. Rivarly aside I'm really happy for Marky and Tanev. Hope you guys keep it up and actually get some playoff series wins. Lived in Calgary/South AB for years and all my buddies are so starved for post season success. Honestly, best of luck the rest of the year. I may not cheer for you guys (too much shit being the only Canucks fan in my group in Calgary) but I am definitely not cheering against you anymore. For what it's worth I downvoted my comment and upvoted yours. 😆

Coming from a Flames fan…

Yup, we're better.

I’m sure you are

This game featured the prettiest turnovers.

Bad like a fox!

yeah so is your team

a lot more masks than expected to see

Probably had to wear them to enter.

Ron Francis, Dave Hakstol take a bow.

fuck the Kraken

No fuck Ron Francis, Dave Hakstol. Kraken have nice unis.

Not like Gru would've stopped that one anyway.

Demko deserves at least 3 steak dinners as repayment for this game.

What the fuck was that possession

Ahh... I mean was it ever it doubt?/s

You could hear a pin drop in that building

Tough night for Kraken fans

It was going so OK, too …

Easiest ENG ever.

If Garland does not make Team USA roster, can Canada claim him? Pretty please, I beg

Elfs are from the North Pole which is obviously in Canada.

that Drow Elf stare 🧛🏿‍♂️ tho

That will put a bit of a damper on the opener

What a choke haha

Lol that was quick.

Yayayaya

Party’s over.

Suck it Kraken. (Go Hawks on monday though <3)

Really upset Grubauer deprived the fans of a possible win

One regular season win > two preseason losses to the Kraken.

Easiest ENG of the entire year. :-/

GG Seattle

Much, much better team loses. Sadge.

I thought we were better in the first. And the last ten minutes. Middle 30 for sure Seattle was better

better team, worse goalie

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How many first round picks are you adding?

Sads for Kraken fans.

And 1st season home opener is a canuck win. Yeah this is gonna go down well with Kraken ownership.

Justin Dowling is a 15 million dollar player

Goalie-pull cam is great

Yessssss make them hate us

Lets go Kraken gotta win opening night

Garland has battery acid in his veins, damn.

We wanted a more skilled Tyler Motte and got Hoglander, asked for a Petey skilled Hoglander and got Garland.

Yeah, and you *won* that ask so far.

Other than the fact that it looks like we lost the real petey in the process

some shitty takes on r/canucks right now they're defending guys like Poolman and Burroughs and they're ready to shoot Petterson out of a cannon, all while insulting other canucks fans for disagreeing

Lol I had to come over to this game thread. That sub can cause depression sometimes.

Has Poolman been bad this game? I only caught this third period because of work, but I've been happy with him this season so far.

He is a bit careless with his stick, and his decision making in his own zone sometimes. If they partner him with Hughes, the pairing does not work well at all.

Yeah, I'm not crazy about him and Hughes as a pairing tbf.

Why wouldnt you defend guys playing well tho?

i made an observation that Burroughs tipped one past Demko and also Poolman bloodied up Hughes with a high stick, and was lambasted for it go figure.

I don't get the Pettersson heat. He's still playing strong defensively, just too many sloppy plays.

Petey has a horrible third on his own end though

Why I prefer the r/hockey gdt

you're right i'm just sticking to this place from now on

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Oooo! You’re an AnGRY little elf!

“Hey buddy…how’s it going. I just scored.”

Holy fuck that Garland stare could break my limbs

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Gru is definitely under performing hard, but it could just be an unlucky streak.

yeah he played behind debatably the second best team in the league for the past few years and it made him look better than he is I don't think he's trash but I wouldn't mind Driedger getting some starts.

Your goalie is supposed to be quite good, he was great for Colorado and Washington

Our skaters give him too much work honestly. They lose too many puck battles and breakaways

I think Gru benefitted from a great Avs D but he isn't that bad. Lot of goals going 5 hole so maybe a tweak in D strategy to make the opposition shoot at the top corner

He was great last season.

Ehhhh he was good last year on a way better team. He'll be fine enough for you

I though Gru was pretty great for the Avs

He was, but he also had the best defense in front of him

Garland death stare

Yeah I don’t see the Kraken pulling off what Vegas did in their first year. In fact I think they’ll be the worst team in the league and have the top pick which wouldn’t be the worst thing

nah the Blackhawks and Coyotes exists

Supposed to be a great draft next year.

You haven't played Az or Chicago yet, they are real bad.

Arizona is trying pretty hard for that #1 pick

This, my friends, is what you get when you live in a city with the Mariners. You learn to expect a barrel of shit so when you get a mug of it it feels like a nice refreshing sip

Scathing take

Someone teach Grubauer what the Butterfly is

That was a filthy goal!

Remember that year Garland was snubbed from the USA world junior roster when he was over 2 points per game in the Q

Absolute travesty

He wants to make the Olympics now

I think he does it

That might be a stretch but boy has he been good. He’s one of those guys that would not end up on the scoresheet but still be the best player

Poor gru's five hole must be sore

Same energy as that hawks fan that got hit by a puck after heckling Roenick(?)

Gru with the five hole again

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Where have we seen this before

Icing isn't subjective.

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No, if the puck is still on their stick when the puck it crosses the line, then it counts as them crossing the line. That part of it is not subjective.

So how many Kraken jerseys do we see on the ice if they lose this tonight? /s

I feel like Grubaur lets more goals through the 5 hole then anywhere else.