Seattle Kraken Misuse of Shane Wright Unprecedented
The Seattle Kraken got a steal when Shane Wright fell to them with the fourth overall pick this year. The problem is he doesn't get enough ice time to develop.
Ryan Gagne
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The Seattle Kraken got a steal when Shane Wright fell to them with the fourth overall pick this year. The problem he doesn’t get enough ice time to develop.
According to hockey-reference.com, Shane Wright is an 18-year-old who averages just 7:06 of ice time a game. Likely, the Seattle Kraken coaching staff is limiting his ice time because he doesn’t have the experience to play in more situations.
However, he can only gain experience with more playing time. So far, Wright is only one of two players from his draft class to see any action in the NHL. The other is first-overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky, who averages 11:07 minutes a night with the Montreal Canadiens.
If you were to Google Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright, there is a lot of negative press centered around his ice time minutes and development, just a few games into his NHL career. Whether this criticism is warranted, we must take a step back and figure out how Wright stacks up to other players who were selected fourth overall in their respective draft classes for the past ten seasons.