Grubauer surprised, excited to get opportunity with Kraken By Tim Booth (Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) SEATTLE - When the NHL free agency window opened, the Seattle Kraken’s front office was stunned to see goaltender Philipp Grubauer wasn’t already headed back to Colorado. They weren’t alone. "A little bit surprised for sure," Grubauer said Friday. "I think we tried till the last minute to work something out (with Colorado). Didn’t work out and then entered free agency. Never experienced that craziness. Everybody was calling once the window opens up so it was a little wild hour and definitely a crazy experience."