Next Kraken coach name could have the letter "B" in his name

"Seattle may not be a big, bruising type of team in the sense that Berube liked here in St. Louis," Korac writes, "but the Kraken has a number of guys that put in the hard work and are very gritty."

"There's Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn, two guys Berube loved here in St. Louis who played their behinds off for him, and at the time, Berube trusted a young Dunn to be a key cog."

"The Kraken has a roster that can get back in the mix with the right guidance. With a relentless style of cycling pucks and checking, Berube would use Schwartz as a guide to get that group to buy in."

"Plus, there's a good mix of younger guys, led by Matty Beniers, that Berube could help mold. Who do you think helped make Ivan Barbashev the player he is today?"

"Despite finishing no worse than second in the division in his six seasons with the Penguins," the site says. "Bylsma was fired following the 2013-14 season."

"He coached the Buffalo Sabres in 2015-16 and 2016-17. But the team let him go after missing the playoffs both times. Bylsma has spent the last seasons coaching Seattle's AHL franchise. That could be a huge boost in his quest to return to being a head coach at the NHL level."

About Carle: "The head coach of the NCAA champion Denver Pioneers is a rising star in the coaching profession. It seems like a matter of when and not if Carle will make the jump to the NHL."

"Seattle just cut loose a former college head coach in (Dave) Hakstol, who first made the jump to the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers. Are the Kraken willing to dig into the college ranks for their next coach?"