{"id":753284,"date":"2026-06-22T09:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/753284\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:20:28","slug":"kraken-sign-bobby-mcmann-to-six-year-extension-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/753284\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken Sign Bobby McMann To Six-Year Extension \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kraken made a move to add a winger when they acquired<\/a> Mackie Samoskevich<\/a> from Florida.\u00a0 Now, they\u2019ve made a move to keep another one.\u00a0 The team announced<\/a> that they\u2019ve re-signed winger\u00a0Bobby McMann<\/a> to a six-year, $34.5MM contract extension, meaning he won\u2019t test unrestricted free agency next month.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The 30-year-old had a breakout performance in 2025-26.\u00a0 After putting up 20 goals and 14 assists in 74 games in his first full NHL campaign in 2024-25, he picked up the production this past season.\u00a0 He started the year with Toronto and was playing at a similar pace, tallying 19 goals and 13 assists in 62 games.\u00a0 However, after he and the Maple Leafs were unable to come to terms on a contract extension before the trade deadline, he was dealt to Seattle at the trade deadline for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder.<\/p>\n

The Kraken were hoping to stay in the playoff mix and McMann did his best to help in those efforts.\u00a0 He picked up 10 goals and four assists in just 18 games following the swap although it wasn\u2019t enough to help secure Seattle a postseason berth.<\/p>\n

In the team\u2019s announcement about the signing, it was noted that McMann spent a lot of time speaking to the team\u2019s leadership group (both on-ice and off-ice) to help shape his decision about either potentially staying or testing the open market in July.\u00a0 On top of having a comfort level with head coach Lane Lambert (who briefly coached McMann during his time with Toronto), the veteran elaborated about his other reasons for sticking around:<\/p>\n

It starts with the support of ownership straight on through management and the eagerness to get better there. And then it\u2019s also the younger assets they have with draft picks and players that are coming up that can be impact players in a couple of years.\u00a0 And there\u2019s the side of it where I\u2019m starting to be a bit of an older player, a bit of a veteran in a league where I can somewhat fill the role on the leadership side of it. The mentorship side of it. That gets me excited. That I can have a part in shaping the organization, shaping younger players and pushing it in a direction that\u2019s winning hockey.<\/p>\n

There is certainly some risk on the part of the Kraken with this contract.\u00a0 McMann only has 218 career NHL games under his belt, less than the equivalent of three full seasons.\u00a0 It\u2019s clear that they think his breakout is sustainable while a potential 20-goal floor is certainly enticing.\u00a0 They made a similar gamble last summer when they gave Kaapo Kakko<\/a> a three-year, $13.575MM contract on the heels of a solid half-season with the team, believing that his breakout could be repeated.\u00a0 That one worked relatively well (aside from some injury issues) and now, they\u2019re doubling down on the strategy with an even bigger deal for McMann.<\/p>\n

With the signing, the Kraken now have a little more than $22.5MM remaining in cap space for next season, per PuckPedia<\/a>.\u00a0 Samoskevich is their lone pending restricted free agent of significance but some prominent veterans could be hitting the open market a week and a half from now.\u00a0 Among their pending unrestricted free agents are wingers Jaden Schwartz<\/a> and Eeli Tolvanen<\/a> along with defenseman Jamie Oleksiak<\/a>.\u00a0 Those players will need to be re-signed or replaced, meaning that GM Jason Botterill still has his work cut out for him this offseason.<\/p>\n

TSN\u2019s Darren Dreger was the first<\/a> to report the contract terms.<\/p>\n

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