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Seeing new Kraken defenseman Justin Schultz out running the power play in the team’s preseason opener shouldn’t really have surprised. Coach Dave Hakstol clearly used Monday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers to deploy newer faces in envisioned roles. Holdovers such as Yanni Gourde, Jordan Eberle, Jaden Schwartz, Jared McCann and Vince Dunn were known commodities and could wait until Tuesday, unlike Schultz and others Hakstol is still evaluating. By using more newcomers in the opener, including forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand, Andre Burakovsky and rookie Matty Beniers, Hakstol will have addi…