The road to the NHL has been a bumpy one for this fourth overall draft pick, after finding himself back in the AHL prior to the start of the 2023-24 season.
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On Saturday morning, the Seattle Kraken announced that Shane Wright has been re-assigned to the AHL affiliate Coachella Valley Firebirds.
The 19-year-old has struggled to pave a path to the Kraken lineup, after a poor performance in the Pre-Season.
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Wright scored 0 goals and had 1 assist in 3 games this Pre-Season.
In 8 career games, he has scored 1 goal and put up 1 assist with Seattle last season.
His only goal coming against the Montreal Canadiens on December 6, 2022, briefly before being sent back to the AHL.
Is Shane Wright a bust?
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The Kraken coaching staff have handled this "kid", and yes that is what he was when he was first drafted, all wrong. He should have been sent back to the O.H.L. last year instead of sitting in the press box watching N.H.L. games, and perhaps gotten his mojo back. He was fun to watch, playing in his first year in KIngston, until covid hit and then every thing went down hill from there.