Daccord stopped 26 of 28 shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks. Daccord is in for a heavy workload at least up to the 4 Nations Face-Off following the Kraken's decision to waive and demote Philipp Grubauer.

The moves come less than three weeks after the Kraken assigned longtime NHL forward Daniel Sprong to Coachella Valley.

No other NHL team wanted to take on the contract of Philipp Grubauer, so he cleared waivers. Here is what the Kraken have planned for their goalie.

The Seattle Kraken have put goaltender Philipp Grubauer on waivers with the purpose of sending him to the minors.

The Seattle Kraken have waived goaltender Philipp Grubauer on Wednesday following a recent rough stretch of games. This season has been one to forget for the German netminder with a 5-15-1 record, a brutal 3.83 goals against average and a measly .866 save percentage.

The Seattle Kraken goalie cleared waivers on Thursday and is expected to be assigned to the American Hockey League’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported.

Daccord was the first goalie to leave the ice Thursday, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports, indicating he'll guard the cage at home versus the Sharks.

The Seattle Kraken have placed goaltender Philipp Grubauer, one of the team's highest earners, on waivers with the purpose of being assigned to the AHL, the team announced Wednesday.

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After a tight first period and unlucky deflection led to a 1-1 tie, Seattle busts the game open with four goals in the first eight minutes of the middle period, two from Brandon Montour

Brandon Montour broke a 20-game scoreless streak and four more Seattle Kraken players netted goals in the win.