NHL.com is providing in-depth analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, three important questions facing the Seattle Kraken.

1. Can Mason Marchment help grind out more goals?

Trying to improve their in-zone results closer to the net and create more scoring chances off screens, rebounds and deflections was one reason Marchment, a 6-foot-5 forward, was acquired in a trade with the Dallas Stars on June 26. They added some of that down-low-play element in the Dec. 18 trade to get forward Kaapo Kakko from the New York Rangers and are hoping for more from 6-2 forward Jani Nyman , who had six points (three goals, three assists) in his first 12 NHL games late last season and scored 28 goals in 58 games for Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League.

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