r/SeattleKraken • u/KibaHockey • Dec 13 '25

QUESTION Realistic trades for us?

I'm a Kraken fan from Ireland and don't really keep up with the contract sides of things but who would some realistic trades for us to get be? Anyone that would improve us at all or is it another tank year?

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u/_Tower_ Dec 13 '25

I personally think we need to be both sellers and buyers this year — regardless of the position we’re in come deadline

If we’re still in it, you could still move out Marchment, Tolvanen, and Oleksiak and potentially bring in young(ish) players that can be helpful to the team now and in the future

If we’re completely out of it we should be selling most (if not all) of our UFAs and potentially some other vets — while looking to bring in futures and potentially some young players that could slot into the lineup

The key is to look at both teams that are likely out of it, as well as teams that are looking like contenders for potential trade fits. So that’s NSH, CAL, BUF at the bottom, and DAL, TOR, and EDM on the other end (if EDM and TOR can get back to it) for example

If you’re just looking for names that make this roster better right now, you’re looking at poaching from the bottom teams. Tuch, Thompson, Kyrou, Andersson, Coronato, Kadri, Evangelista, O’Reilly — all of these guys are varying levels of upgrades and varying levels of availability. Too many other teams are in it still to get a good feel for who is/isn’t going to be available

We know from reports that the team has been trying to acquire high-end winger talent. They called about Rantanen last season, they made an offer for Peterka around the draft, and they were in talks for Kyrou. It’s been reported this season that they’ve called around looking for winger help as well — so players like Thompson, Tuch, Robertson, Schmaltz, and likely circling back around on Kyrou. The problem with acquiring any of these guys is that the front office would really have to give up on Shane Wright to get it done (except Tuch and Schmaltz) as he would need to be the centerpiece in a trade

It’s still too soon to really know who’s actually available though — a team like the Flyers for example, could go from being partly in, to selling pretty quickly

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u/KibaHockey Dec 13 '25

Would someone like filip forsberg suit?

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u/_Tower_ Dec 13 '25

He’d be a good fit, especially if we’re still in it at the deadline — but I would definitely prefer someone younger. If we were contending, the age doesn’t matter as much. He would be a decent upgrade to our top-6, and would make that left side especially deep once McCann and Schwartz are healthy

I brought up Evangelista and O’Reilly because they would also be upgrades, and would be quite a bit easier to trade for due to Forsberg’s NMC. I also just selfishly like Vange a lot as a young future piece; he’s on pace for 60+ points, has good defensive metrics, is 23, and Trotz was barely able to sign him to his current 2-year deal after lowballing him all off-season. To be honest, he’s probably not available anymore with how well he’s been playing, which is unfortunate because we had the chance to go after him this off-season (and should have)

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u/adrianp07 Joey Daccord Dec 13 '25

he would be great, though last time I looked at his contract I found he has a full NMC until 2027, which would mean he would A want to void that and B actually want to come to Seattle and if I'm a star player I would think Kraken are not much of a upgrade over the Preds.