Kraken general manager Ron Francis isn’t giving anyone reason to expect head coach Dave Hakstol won’t man the bench next season. But he isn’t putting the rumors to rest, either. Francis, conducting his end-of-season press conference separately from Hakstol for the first time in the franchise’s three years, did not commit to an answer regarding whether the current coaching staff would be returning in full. Instead, he explained the team is still in the “process” of evaluating Hakstol and company, then pivoted to a dissection of the “unique,” injury-ridden season the team struggled against. Pressed on the topic again, Francis…