<p>In the early going for the Seattle Kraken, forward Brandon Tanev has quickly established himself as a fan favorite. This has been due to his aggressive style of play, hot offensive start to the season (nine goals in 30 games) and, of course, <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1444425835180699650" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">his being <em>photogenic</em></a>.</p>



<p>Tanev’s promising season came to an abrupt halt on Monday, when the Kraken announced that the 29-year-old forward sustained as season-ending knee injury on Dec. 18 against the Edmonton Oilers, when he went into the boards awkwardly after receiving a hit from defenseman William Lagesson.</p>



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<p>The Kraken’s announcement came shortly after Tanev had taken the ice for practice on Monday, before quickly exiting the ice and being declared unfit for action. He had yet to miss any game action as each of Seattle’s last four games have been postponed due to COVID.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="151"></div>



<p>The Kraken added that additional information on Tanev’s surgery and recovery time will be announced at a later date.</p>


Kraken forward Brandon Tanev suffers season-ending ACL injury