Ron Francis, the Kraken's first general manager, is being replaced by assistant Jason Botterill, who is a former GM for the Buffalo Sabres.

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.

The BriefNew general manager Jason Botterill will have the final say on all roster decisions for the Seattle Kraken as Ron Francis moves into an oversight role.Francis said he didn't like the way the team was playing and thought the team needed more structure and detailed play when making the decision to move on from head coach Dan Bylsma after one season.