Kraken Refute Report That Players Wanted Hakstol Fired

On Monday, the same day Seattle Kraken general manager (GM) Ron Francis gave head coach Dave Hakstol his marching orders, unexpected information came to light. ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan, while discussing the situation on a segment called The Point, brought up the possibility of some Kraken players proclaiming that they would not want to remain on the roster if Hakstol was still the head coach.