The Kraken showed an encouraging commitment to winning and accountability in firing coach Dan Bylsma. But did they do enough?

After firing coach Dan Bylsma, the Seattle Kraken have promoted longtime general manager Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities.

Transition plan had been in the works for much of the past two years as team looks to emulate others by splitting some duties in a modern GM role that’s become ever-more-challenging