After a poor 4-1 result against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, the Seattle Kraken got right back to practice on Friday. As the team embarks on their first National Hockey League (NHL) Global Series, they still have one more game to turn things around.
As the Kraken held their last practice in Finalnf before the final game of the series, they had made some major changes to their line combinations ahead of Saturday's game.
Firkus enters the lineup
At practice on Friday, Jagger Firkus took part in line rushes on the second line alongside Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau. He was called up to Seattle from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team, the Cocahella Valley Firebirds, ahead of their trip to Finland.
Firkus has been a part of the Firebrids for the last three seasons and has 12 points in 12 games this season. This call-up marked Firkus' first to the Kraken, and he has yet to play in his first NHL game. Could he make his debut against the Hurricanes in Finland? This would be a great moment for the young forward's career.
Melanson and Lindgren participants in practice
Not only was Firkus part of practice, Jacob Melanson and Ryan Lindgren were also participants. Both players suffered injury earlier this season. Melanson was out due to a scary incident, a vascular pseudoaneurysm, which happened during Seattle's game on Oct. 10. He stepped away from the team indefinitely as he took time to recover and get ready to get back on skates.
Lindgren has been out since Oct. 4 with an upper-body injury. He only played 3:57 against the Vegas Golden Knights after he exited the game early. The fact he traveled with Seattle is a good sign he was making strides towards recovery. He was a participant in practice on an extra defensive pairing alongside Cale Fleury.
After practice, head coach Lane Lambert spoke to the media, sharing both Melanson and Lindgren are game-time decisions tomorrow. The Kraken will need as many healthy and strong players they can get as they look to take down Carolina on Saturday.
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