With the NHL Trade Deadline set for 12 p. m. Pacific (3 p. m. ET) on Friday, several notable deals have already been completed, and Seattle’s roster remains largely untouched as players try to ignore the noise. The notebook’s coverage makes no direct mention of shane wright, leaving the Kraken locker room focused on internal matters rather than outside speculation.
Shane Wright absent from Kraken chatter
Discussion about roster movement in this coverage does not reference shane wright. The central storyline here is the league-wide flurry of trades and the Kraken’s relative quiet, rather than any specific link between Seattle and that player. That absence is notable only because many teams have been active and the market dynamics have shifted toward buyers able to acquire veterans without astronomical returns.
West rivals have pushed deals
Trade activity has included several veteran defensesmen and skaters changing teams: Tyler Myers moved from Vancouver to Dallas, MacKenzie Weegar went from Calgary to Utah, Sam Girard was dealt from Colorado to Pittsburgh, and Conor Garland left Vancouver for Columbus. One of the larger moves came when Anaheim acquired veteran defense help from Washington; Anaheim is identified here as one of the teams Seattle is chasing. The overall pattern so far has been a buyers’ market, with returns for traded players described as modest rather than blockbuster.
Kraken players playing waiting game
The Kraken locker room is maintaining focus. Captain Jordan Eberle said the club has put itself in a position to contend for a playoff spot and is proud of the group’s effort; he acknowledged that decisions about additions are made above players’ pay grade. Eberle noted the different mood that comes when a team is competing late in the season versus being sellers at the deadline, and suggested the front office is unlikely to sell off veterans on expiring deals simply to collect picks.
Coach Lane Lambert acknowledged the emotional difficulty of the deadline window and indicated a desire to move past distractions once the market closes. Four Kraken players are on expiring contracts: Jordan Eberle, Eeli Tolvanen, Jamie Oleksiak, and Jaden Schwartz. The assessment here is that those players are not expected to be moved purely for draft compensation; any trade would likely require an offer the general manager, Jason Botterill, views as too good to pass up while still leaving the team able to pursue a playoff push.
Tolvanen echoed teammates on treating the situation as out of individual control, noting trades can happen at any time and expressing a measured attitude toward whatever occurs. The notebook’s author expressed an intuition that Tolvanen might remain beyond the season, but that outcome was not stated as a confirmed fact.
After a stinging loss to St. Louis on Wednesday, players appeared intent on keeping their focus on meaningful games while the front office evaluates the market. The trade deadline’s timing and recent moves suggest there could still be more transactions before the midday Friday cutoff, but Seattle’s group is preparing for both the possibility of additions and the chance that the roster stays intact.
- Key takeaways: Teams have been active; Kraken are quiet; expiring-contract veterans likely to stay unless an irresistible offer arrives.
