Measuring the (In)Significance of the Kraken’s Faceoff Weakness

If anything, the Kraken should look at themselves as an example demonstrating why faceoffs don’t matter. They’d benefit far more trying to improve their special teams that ranked in the bottom-half of the league too. Bellemare helps on the faceoff side, but really he’ll do much more for the penalty kill. So even that signing is evidence of other motivations outside of faceoff circle.