Latest news and updates about the Kraken
What type of player is the most difficult to acquire in today’s NHL? Young, right shot centres. That’s why the name Shane Wright has been discussed as a trade option for the Calgary Flames in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Seattle Kraken have been working with Wright’s agent, Kurt Overhardt,…
Shane Wright’s future in the NHL doesn’t appear to be with the Seattle Kraken. It was recently reported by Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet that Wright and the Kraken mutually want…
For teams still in the market for a center, the pickings have become awfully slim around the NHL. The UFA market has been almost completely picked clean of any high-upside pivots. That's why teams are turning to trades to address their needs more and more this summer. Sure, Dylan Larkin is still out there, supposedly, but his three- or four-team trade list doesn't help the other 28 teams around the league. So, how about Shane Wright? The Seattle Kraken's 4th overall pick (2022 Draf...
Patrik Laine continues to be the biggest wild-card available on the free-agent market. Yes, he's going to have to settle for a one-year contract loaded with incentives, but that doesn't mean there's not plenty of interest in the former No.2 overall pick. Laine is reportedly discussing contract terms with a number of teams, including the Seattle Kraken, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, and New York Islanders. There's a lot of unknown to Laine's game as he only played a handful of games last seas...
On Wednesday, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the Seattle Kraken’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, announced they have re-signed forward Mitchell Stephens to a two-year contract. Stephens spent the first few…
The Seattle Kraken have mostly been a letdown in their brief time as a team, and young Kraken center Shane Wright also has disappointed. The Kraken are set to trade Wright, but what type of changes should the team aim for?
The Utah Mammoth have until Wednesday to decide whether to match the $4.775 AAV offer sheet from the New Jersey Devils to Barrett Hayton. The Devils are targeting the former No. 5 overall pick as their third-line center. But if the Mammoth elect to match and keep the franchise's homegrown product, the Devils will be left to search elsewhere for a 3C. James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now has proposed that the Seattle Kraken's Shane Wright would be a good Plan B for the...
On Saturday morning, a new potential trade target for the Montreal Canadiens emerged in Seattle Kraken centre Shane Wright. However, is Wright a player that the Canadiens should pursue to fill their void at second-line centre? The Seattle Kraken have agreed to move on from Shane Wright and trade him this summer, per @FriedgeHNIC. pic.twitter.com/jdl6Iyyyqx […] The post Should The Canadiens Pursue Shane Wright? appeared first on The Sick Podcast .
On Wednesday, July 1, the excitement for the 2026-27 NHL season really kicked off, with the opening of free agency. Any player without a contract who was an unrestricted free…
The excitement for the 2026-27 season is kicking off, with the draft and the start of free agency now upon us. The Seattle Kraken have been relatively quiet during the…
At 6-foot-9, Douglas is one of the tallest players in NHL history. He had a goal, four points and 108 penalty minutes last season.
The Seattle Kraken have signed Mackie Samoskevich to a three-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $3.85 million. Samoskevich was drafted 24th overall by the Florida Panthers in…
The deal will carry an AAV of $3.85 million.
The Colorado Avalanche are adding a proven veteran scorer to their forward group. Per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, Jaden Schwartz is signing a three-year contract with Colorado carrying a $3.25 million average annual value. The move ends Schwartz's run with the Seattle Kraken, where he was an original member and alternate captain since the franchise's inaugural season. 3-years, $3.25M AAV for Jaden Schwartz with Colorado — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 1, 2026 Why He Fits ...
On June 26 and 27, the NHL hosted the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York. Players from all over gathered in upstate New York to have their dreams…
Both players have been solid players in the minors, but have yet to appear in an NHL game.
The NHL draft was this weekend, and even though we had several weeks to get used to the image of Gavin McKenna in a Toronto Maple Leafs hat, the action in the rest of the top 10 was a good mix of unpredictable and intriguing. The Canucks, at No. 3, committed what has the potential to be an all-time goof-up by drafting their brand-new coach's son, Caleb Malhotra. (Anyone want to tell them how long coaches usually last in the NHL?) The Seattle Kraken, drafting at seven, ended up with a possible ...
The 2026 draft has finished, and in just three days, the 2026 Free Agent Frenzy will begin Unlike Friday, all eight teams in the Pacific Division made a selection on Saturday, which featured rounds two through seven. The Calgary Flames made seven selected, tied for the most with the Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Kraken, and Anaheim…
With the 38th pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the Seattle Kraken have selected Casey Mutryn from the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) of the USHL. About…
Mutryn had 18 goals, 28 assists and 46 points in 62 games with the US National U18 Team in 2025-26.
Reid was projected by most to be the top defenseman available for the draft.
The NHL has been buzzing with trades ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, but nothing has rocked the Seattle Kraken more than the news on Thursday when Elliotte Friedman reported that Dallas…
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! At some point, you’ve got to feel a bit bad for the Seattle Kraken. Not long ago, they threw big money at Artemi Panarin, reportedly four years…
Seattle is in desperate need of a star player.
Without question, Chase Reid is our top-ranked defenseman in the 2026 NHL Draft.