Despite Rocky First Year, Lane Lambert Still Could Be Man for the Job for Kraken

The NHL Draft is still over a month away. The Seattle Kraken will pick seventh, by virtue of the draft lottery. For the third straight season, Seattle missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They have only made the playoffs once in its five seasons of existence.

Last summer, Lane Lambert became Seattle’s third different head coach in those five years, after taking over for Dan Bylsma, who was one-and-done following the 2024-2025 season. Lambert came in from Toronto after being an assistant coach for a year. Previously, he was head coach of the New York Islanders for one and a half years, making the playoffs in his rookie season.

Even with his first season as Kraken head coach being a disappointment, Lambert still can be the correct head coach moving forward.