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SEATTLE — This was obviously going to be a huge Friday night home test for the Seattle Kraken once it was confirmed hulking defenseman Jamie Oleksiak would miss at least a couple of games. Oleksiak’s lower body injury marked the first time all season the team’s blue-line depth would be tested, forcing them away from the three perfect left-right shot pairings they’d utilized all season. And while the Kraken played things tight, it wasn’t enough to avoid a 1-0 loss to a Minnesota Wild squad that threw the body around liberally knowing they wouldn’t have a 6-foot-7, 255-pound Oleksiak to contend …