Two very disappointing teams who will miss the playoffs, but I'm fading Seattle now because the Kraken just traded two of their top-six forwards in Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand to Tampa Bay for future first-round picks. Great trade for the Lightning, but the Kraken front office just waived the white flag, and I thus expect a completely flat effort Thursday after having to also travel basically cross-country. Nashville's guys will surely remember being routed 7-3 in Seattle early this season. The Preds are three games above .500 at home. The road is what killed them (7-20-4).