The Kraken landed the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in last week’s lottery and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic Seattle helps us unpack what that means. Then we recap our taste test of Seattle’s first family of fried chicken: Ezell’s and Heaven Sent.

Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza

Intro – An old standard beer and a “new” old standard seltzer 9:08 – Talking NHL Draft, team building and coaching search with Ryan 37:05 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken head to head at Ezell’s and Heaven Sent 54:31 – More food talk: Salare to close, grilled chicken at Mama Bird 59:46 – Looking at the Blazers’ offseason and Damian Lillard’s future 1:22:02 – M’s hot takes: Taking the blame on Jarred Kelenic’s demotion 1:24:34 – Coach’s corner 1:27:50 – Roundup: Another OL Reign loss, Storm splits thrillers with Wings 1:31:00 – Julio Jones isn’t coming to the Seahawks

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Links – Pagliacci website – Ryan S. Clark on Twitter – Peltoncast on Instagram – Ezell’s Famous Chicken – Heaven Sent Fried Chicken website – Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage – Salare announcement – Mama Bird website – FanGraphs playoff odds – FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index – American Soccer Analysis xGoals