With an eye toward future, Kraken take on Ducks

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Though the Seattle Kraken weren't officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoff chase until a 5-2 road loss Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings, their fate essentially had been sealed for a couple of weeks.

The Kraken (31-31-13, 75 points), who play Friday night on the road against the Anaheim Ducks (25-47-4, 54 points), have used the past few games to get a look at ro