The Seattle Kraken tried basically the same recipe as a season ago, only the second time didn't come out nearly as sweet as the first.

So one of the major evaluations for Kraken general manager Ron Francis and his staff is figuring out what the true ceiling for his current roster is: the 46 wins in 2022-23, or the 34 wins of 2023-24.

I asked Francis about that for today's Kraken Reaction conversation.