Meyers signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with Seattle on Monday.
Despite it being a one-way contract, Meyers will probably spend most of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors. He produced 23 tallies and 28 assists in 57 regular-season games for AHL Coachella Valley in 2024-25 before adding one goal and two helpers in six playoff outings. The 26-year-old forward didn't earn a point in eight NHL regular-season appearances with Seattle in 2024-25 while posting four shots on goal and nine hits.
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Kraken's Kaden Hammell: Officially signs ELC
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Hammell signed his three-year, entry-level contract Sunday, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
Hammell, a fifth-round pick in 2023, has spent the last five seasons in the WHL, most recently with the Everett Silvertips. The 20-year-old wrapped up a season in which the defenseman posted 38 points in 59 regular season games. That doesn't include a dynamic postseason, where he recorded four goals and nine assists in 13 games.
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Kraken's Josh Mahura: Staying in Seattle
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Mahura signed a two-year, $1.815 million contract extension with the Kraken on Friday.
Mahura drew into 64 games in 2024-25, earning nine assists, 58 shots on net, 89 hits, 54 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating. The 27-year-old defenseman will be in contention for a bottom-four role throughout 2025-26, but his limited scoring potential -- his career high is 16 points in 2022-23 -- gives him minimal fantasy value.
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Kraken's John Hayden: Agrees to two-year extension
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Hayden inked a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the Kraken on Wednesday, per Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle.
Hayden had the opportunity to test the UFA market after completing his one-year, $775,000 deal, but he's opted to stay with Seattle. The 30-year-old had a goal, two points, 31 PIM and 44 hits across 20 outings with the Kraken in 2024-25. His new contract is a one-way agreement, so it wouldn't be surprising if Hayden starts 2025-26 with the NHL squad, though his spot isn't guaranteed, and he would probably spend a fair amount of time as a healthy scratch with the Kraken.
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Kraken's Tyson Jugnauth: Inks entry-level deal
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Jugnauth agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Seattle on Tuesday.
Jugnauth is coming off a fantastic season with WHL Portland, in which he recorded 13 goals and 76 assists in 65 regular-season contests before adding another 33 points in 18 postseason outings. Selected by the Kraken in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL Draft, Jugnauth figures to spend some time in the minors developing his game before making the jump to the NHL.
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Kraken's Caden Price: Reassigned to AHL
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Price was reassigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Monday.
Price had been with WHL Lethbridge prior to Monday's move, and he recorded three goals, eight assists and 40 PIM over 30 regular-season appearances with the club. However, now that Lethbridge has been eliminated from the postseason, Price will have a chance to join Coachella Valley as the team competes in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
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Kraken's John Hayden: Reassigned to AHL
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Hayden was loaned to AHL Coachella Valley on Thursday.
Hayden passed through waivers Saturday after he was placed there Friday. The 30-year-old ends the NHL season with one goal, one assist and 31 PIM over 20 games.
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Kraken's Ville Ottavainen: Returns to AHL
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Ottavainen was reassigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Wednesday.
Ottavainen made his NHL debut Tuesday, registering an assist in 14:24 of ice time during a 6-5 overtime loss to Los Angeles. Seattle's season is over, so he'll go back to helping Coachella Valley -- he has three goals, 15 points and 41 PIM over 66 outings with the minor-league club.
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Kraken's Jared McCann: Slated to undergo surgery
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McCann announced Wednesday that he'll undergo surgery Monday to address an undisclosed issue that he dealt with throughout the season, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
Although McCann appeared in all 82 games for the Kraken this season, he was apparently dealing with an undisclosed injury and will require approximately six weeks to recover during the offseason. However, it wouldn't be surprising to see him back in action once training camp begins ahead of the 2025-26 season. The 28-year-old recorded 22 goals, 39 assists, 50 blocked shots, 47 hits and 18 PIM while averaging 17:13 of ice time this year.
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Kraken's Ville Ottavainen: Earns helper in NHL debut
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Ottavainen logged an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Ottavainen made his NHL debut Tuesday. He saw 14:24 of ice time and earned his first point with a secondary helper on a Jaden Schwartz tally in the third period. Ottavainen hasn't done much scoring with AHL Coachella Valley this year, earning 14 points over 66 appearances. The 22-year-old blueliner is still a work in progress, but he may compete for an NHL job in training camp in the fall.
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Kraken's Jamie Oleksiak: Notches assist in loss
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Oleksiak posted an assist in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Oleksiak set up a Jaden Schwartz tally in the third period. Oleksiak earned three assists over the last five games of the season, though he largely struggled to do much on offense for large stretches of the campaign. The 32-year-old blueliner ends 2024-25 with 17 points, 66 shots on net, 159 blocked shots, 74 hits, 34 PIM and a minus-2 rating over 82 contests. His role shrunk at times to allow Ryker Evans more ice time, and if that trend continues in 2025-26, Oleksiak's fantasy appeal will drop even more.
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Kraken's Andre Burakovsky: Adds assist with man advantage
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Burakovsky logged a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Burakovsky closed out the campaign with 13 points, including four on the power play, over the last 14 games. That's as good as Burakovsky has looked at any time in the last two years. The 30-year-old winger stayed healthy for the most part in 2024-25, earning 10 goals, 37 points (eight on the power play), 115 shots on net, 33 hits and a minus-3 rating over 79 appearances. He's under contract for two more years at a $5.5 million cap hit -- unless the Kraken buy him out, he'll likely be occupying a middle-six role again in 2025-26, as few teams will be interested in trading for him at that price.
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Kraken's Kaapo Kakko: Fits in well in Seattle
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Kakko logged a power-play assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Kakko earned three goals and four assists over the last 12 games of the season. The 24-year-old has shown promise since a December trade sent him to the Kraken from the Rangers. All told, he had 44 points in 79 appearances this season, with 30 of those points coming in 49 outings with the Kraken. He added a total of 117 shots on net, 68 hits, 28 blocked shots, 38 PIM and a minus-2 rating. Kakko is a restricted free agent this summer, and along with Ryker Evans, he'll be a top priority for general manager Ron Francis in negotiations this offseason.
Dunn notched a power-play assist, four shots on goal, four blocked shots, four PIM and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Dunn got on the scoresheet in the final minute of the third period on Eeli Tolvanen's goal. The 28-year-old Dunn had four assists over seven outings in April, but he ended 2024-25 in a 22-game goal drought. The defenseman concluded the campaign at 39 points (12 on the power play), 137 shots on net, 79 blocked shots, 33 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 62 appearances. It wasn't a great season for him compared to the previous two years, but Dunn's power-play time and top-four usage will keep him in the conversation in fantasy for 2025-26.
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Kraken's Shane Wright: Impresses in first full season
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Wright recorded a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Wright picked up four points over the last seven games of the season. The 21-year-old faded a bit later in the season, but there's little reason to worry in the long run. He put up 19 goals, 25 helpers, 13 power-play points, 91 shots on net, 62 blocked shots, 54 hits and a plus-4 rating over 79 appearances. Wright has some areas to work on -- consistency and shot volume being the two big ones -- but this was a good first full season for him to build on.
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Kraken's Jordan Eberle: Logs power-play assist
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Eberle posted a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Eberle closed out the campaign on a three-game assist streak. The winger wasn't able to end his goal drought -- he didn't score in the final 10 contests of 2024-25. An injury-plagued campaign limited him to 42 appearances, but he was steady with 26 points, 66 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating. Still, Eberle will be in his age-35 season in 2025-26, so expecting his offense to hover in the 40-to-50-point range is likely a best-case scenario.
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Kraken's Jared McCann: Finishes as team's points leader
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McCann logged a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
McCann posted 16 points over the last 14 contests of the campaign. That surge helped him take the Kraken's scoring title this season, earning 61 points while playing in all 82 games for the first time in his career. He was 10 points clear of Chandler Stephenson. McCann's time in Seattle has cemented him as a reliable scorer and power-play producer, and he also chipped in 202 shots on net, 47 hits, 50 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating in 2024-25.
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Kraken's Tye Kartye: Pots shorthanded goal
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Kartye scored a shorthanded goal and added four hits in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Kartye made the most of his chances in April, earning four points over five games this month. The 23-year-old forward was largely limited to fourth-line minutes when he was in the lineup, which wasn't a given for much of the campaign. Kartye had six goals, 56 shots on net, 175 hits, 43 PIM and a minus-14 rating over 63 appearances. He is a pending restricted free agent, and it's unclear if the Kraken are interesting in extending him a qualifying offer.
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Kraken's Eeli Tolvanen: Scores late power-play goal
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Tolvanen scored a power-play goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Tolvanen made things a little interesting with his goal in the final minute of the game, but the Kraken couldn't tie it up. This tally ended a six-game skid for the 25-year-old winger. Tolvanen was second on the Kraken with 23 goals but added just 12 assists over 81 appearances. He continued to be a physical force in a middle-six role, adding 237 hits, 65 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a plus-3 rating. A reduced power-play role explains his drop from 41 points in 2023-24 to 35 points this season.
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Kraken's Jaden Schwartz: Pots goal in loss
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Schwartz scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
Schwartz racked up three goals over the last six games of the season. Overall, the 32-year-old winger was solid this year, finishing with 49 points, good for third on the team. He had a team-leading 26 goals while adding 194 shots on net, 43 hits, 42 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over a career-high 81 games played.
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