The Seattle Kraken could be angling for a big trade that would include former first-round pick Shane Wright.

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NHL insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported in an article Wednesday that the Kraken “are open to moving” the 22-year-old center.

“(The Kraken) have been searching for a top-six forward and packaging Wright might get them that,” wrote Pagnotta, who is editor in chief of The Fourth Period in addition to a host and analyst for the NHL Network and SiriusXM NHL Network Radio.

The Kraken have already made one surprising trade this season. They shipped out forward Mason Marchment, their biggest offseason addition, in a December swap with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Before the trade of Marchment, the Kraken had lost 10 of 11 games. The Kraken caught fire after the Marchment trade, going 8-0-1 in the nine games immediately following the move.

Wright in is his fourth season with Seattle and second full season in the NHL. The Ontario native was long expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, but the 6-foot center fell to the Kraken with the No. 4 pick that year in a surprising slide.

Wright has played all 49 of the Kraken’s games this season, registering 17 points on seven goals and 10 assists, and a plus/minus of minus-1.

Last season, Wright played a career-high 79 games, finishing with a plus/minus of plus-four and 44 points on 19 goals and 25 assists. He was fourth on the Kraken in points and plus/minus, and fifth in both goals and assists.

Wright’s percentages have dropped this season. He has scored on just 9.3% of his 75 shots on goal, well below his 20.9% clip on 91 shots in 2024-25, and he’s won just 37.5% of his 344 faceoffs, compared to 44.4% on 831 faceoffs last season.

At 22-18-9 this season, the Kraken are in a tight race for the final wild card spot to the playoffs from the Western Conference. Their 53 points in the standings are tied with the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings for the final postseason berth, but Seattle currently owns the tiebreaker over both Pacific Division rivals. The Kraken took the season series over the Sharks 2-1 and have won the first two of their four meetings this season with the Kings.

Scoring remains a need for Seattle, as has been the case throughout their now five-season history. The Kraken are 25th out of the 32 NHL teams with 2.78 goals per game.

The NHL trade deadline isn’t until March 6, but there is also a roster freeze looming from Feb. 4-22 when the NHL will take a three-week break from play due to the Winter Olympics.

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