While defenseman Vince Dunn is being evaluated for a mild injury, the Seattle Kraken are confirmed to be without at least one defenseman to begin the 2025-26 campaign. The Kraken announced that Ryker Evans will miss the next six to eight weeks with an upper-body injury.

It’s an unfortunate circumstance for Evans on the Kraken, as the defenseman was likely to start the year as the team’s next best option on the left side behind Dunn. Seattle signed Evans, who was a restricted free agent, to a two-year, $4.1MM contract in mid-August this past offseason.

He played well in his first full-time opportunity at the NHL level, scoring five goals and 25 points in 73 games for the Kraken last year, averaging 19:29 of ice time per night. Although his possession and defensive metrics left

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