Ryan S. Clark, who covers the Seattle Kraken and the NHL at large for The Athletic, joins Chris to talk about the recent NHL trade deadline, analyzing some of the key deals made. Clark also discusses the impact of the trade deadline on the Kraken, what it was like to cover the Avalanche as they ascended to being a Cup contender, covering Hall of Famer players Joe Sakic and Ron Francis as GMs, covering a team that doesn't yet exist and his remarkable personal journey to reach his ultimate goal of covering the NHL. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast. You can also support Talking Hockey Sense by subscribing to Hockey Sense with Chris Peters on Substack (hockeysense.substack.com).