In the previous two seasons (60 and 61), the Kraken have had the unfortunate and disconcerting history of flaming out toward the end of the season which has ultimately carried over into the playoffs. That trend unfortunately appears to be continuing as of right now. With losses in four of the last five games and only six games remaining in the season, the extremely strong run that the Carolina Kraken made through the middle of the season is being overshadowed by a collective slump among the top two lines that carried the team through that high point. There isn't much time left to find answers, but I'm hopeful that the boys will get back on track heading into the playoffs.

Speaking of the playoffs, it looks like the Kraken are heading for a third straight division title! While a first round bye is all well and good, getting past the second round of the playoffs would be the big achievement that Carolina needs to get the monkey off their back. I guess time will tell whether or not the squidlets can rise to the occasion and elevate their game enough to do that.

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