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CHRISTMAS EPISODE! Kraken Reaction: Christmas gifts to the team, and a Kraken Secret Santa. 3 Stars of the Week and 2025 advice.

·1 hr 16 min·5 clips

Santa’s first gift to the Kraken is “the gift of consistency,” not another highlight reel.

Episode 135 arrives as the Christmas episode, and the show makes that the main event. Jeff Januzik and Joey Cirillo open with holiday energy and keep it rolling. They frame the pod for Seattle Kraken fans, people new and old to hockey, and hockey fans who want to have fun while still hearing Kraken talk. The conversation moves into the Kraken's recent games, then shifts toward the games ahead. The hosts keep coming back to the idea that Christmas is a good excuse to think about what the team actually needs. They imagine Santa delivering gifts that could help the Kraken get into the playoffs in 2025. They also build a Secret Santa game around three Kraken players each, choosing what each player needs to thrive in 2025. The whole segment turns into a mix of roster wish list and fan therapy. The hosts do not treat it like a dry exercise. They keep it playful, loud, and a little ridiculous. That is the point. The banter carries the episode forward. The chemistry between the two hosts gives the Christmas jokes some bite. The hockey talk still lands underneath the nonsense. They talk about the team's shape, its needs, and where things stand right now. Three Stars of the Week gets a spot in the mix too. So does the question of what 2025 should look like for the Kraken. The episode closes with the holiday sendoff and a chirp of the week. It feels like a Christmas hang with a hockey team attached to it.

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A Christmas-themed Kraken hang mixing game recap, Secret Santa jokes, and playoff hopes.

The Kraken Pod treats its Christmas episode as a warm, fan-facing check-in on Seattle's last couple games and the ones still ahead. Santa gifts, Secret Santa picks, and three stars of the week all fit into the mix, giving the show a holiday wrapper without losing sight of the…

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