{"id":482593,"date":"2026-01-23T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=482593"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:28:52","slug":"nhl-rumours-seattle-kraken-plans-on-potentially-moving-top-club-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/01\/23\/nhl-rumours-seattle-kraken-plans-on-potentially-moving-top-club-prospect\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Seattle Kraken Looking to Move Former 4th-Overall Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you for joining us with an edition of NHL Rumours here at Last Word On Hockey<\/em>. This edition looks at the Seattle Kraken\u2019s plan to move on from a former top draft pick. According to the chatter, a major move could be brewing in Seattle. So, let\u2019s get right into it.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumours: Kraken Ready to Move on From Shane Wright<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rumour: The Kraken need scoring. Moreover, Shane Wright could be a piece that could get the scoring<\/a> the Kraken need. Insider David Pagnotta initially broke the story among his NHL Rumours.<\/p>\n

Analysis: The idea, it seems, is for the Kraken to deal from a position of strength. Wright is a centre. The Kraken have several of those, including Matty Beniers<\/a>, Chandler Stephenson<\/a>, and Berkly Catton<\/a>. Therefore, they would have someone who could slide into one of those slots down the line.<\/p>\n

The latest NHL rumour has the Seattle Kraken looking to move on from Shane Wright. Wright, the former fourth overall pick<\/a> from the 2022 NHL Draft, has a hard time finding a foothold in the Kraken\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n

Leading up to his draft year, the belief was that Wright could have been the first-overall pick<\/a>. However, his stock slid during the 2021-22 season, calling his draft status into question. He slid from the top three picks, with Seattle taking a chance on him at number four.<\/p>\n

Now, it seems the Kraken believe he\u2019s no longer a fit for them. <\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s sum up the plan according to Pagnotta.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Seattle Kraken are open to moving Shane Wright. I think with what they\u2019ve been looking for previously, a legitimate top-six offensive threat; ideally somebody capable of playing in the top line, the sense that I\u2019m getting is a willingness to move and package up Shane Wright in order to get that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

But Seattle lacks another top-six scorer to complement Jared McCann<\/a> and captain Jordan Eberle<\/a>. Kaapo Kakko<\/a> was a good pick-up from the New York Rangers last season. However, he hasn\u2019t really been the answer to the ongoing NHL Rumours surrounding the Kraken.<\/p>\n

Lafreniere-Wright Suggested Trade May Not Solve the Issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As soon as the chatter surrounding Wright went viral, fans and pundits began speculating about the idea of a deal between the New York Rangers and the Seattle Kraken. While there haven\u2019t been any solid NHL Rumours suggesting this move, the idea of a deal involving former number-one overall pick Alexis Lafreniere<\/a> and Shane Wright has gained steam.<\/p>\n

Insider Elliotte Friedman floated the idea<\/a> during his 32 Thoughts Podcast on Friday. The idea focuses on the possibility that two former top draft picks needed a change of scenery to potentially thrive.<\/p>\n

On the surface, these NHL Rumours make sense for both sides. However, the Kraken want a legit top-six scorer. That\u2019s not Lafreniere. He\u2019s been good and is still 24 years old. But he\u2019s not the established scorer the Kraken are looking for.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Wright would look good on paper as part of the Rangers’ retool<\/a>. But NHL Rumours suggest the Blueshirts<\/em> want established pieces, not reclamation projects.<\/p>\n

The idea is tantalising, nonetheless. But it might work better if both Wright and Lafreniere were part of a larger deal beyond a one-for-one swap.<\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thank you for joining us with an edition of NHL Rumours here at Last Word On Hockey. This edition looks at the Seattle Kraken\u2019s plan to move on from a former top draft pick. According to the chatter, a major move could be brewing in Seattle. So, let\u2019s get right into it. NHL Rumours: Kraken […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5716,"featured_media":482600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5369,4547,34,4548,4321],"tags":[4410,6532,3984],"class_list":["post-482593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seattle-kraken","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","category-rumours","tag-alexis-lafreniere","tag-seattle-kraken-rumours","tag-shane-wright"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5716"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482593"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482602,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482593\/revisions\/482602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}