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Greg Wyshynski
The Seattle Kraken have traded forward Mason Marchment to the Columbus Blue Jackets six months after acquiring him from the Dallas Stars.
The Blue Jackets are sending two draft picks to the Kraken, an NHL source told ESPN: a 2026 fourth-round selection originally owned by the New York Rangers and a 2027 second-round pick.
“Mason is a player I know very well, and I think he will add a great deal to our team,” said Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell, who had interest in Marchment since his days as Carolina Hurricanes GM. “He is a physical, hard-nosed competitor with proven offensive ability, and we are very excited to have him join the Blue Jackets.”
Marchment, 30, had 13 points in 29 games for Seattle, with just four goals. That offensive pace was down significantly from his numbers with Dallas, where he scored 22 goals in 62 games last season. He is in the final season of a four-year, $18 million contract that carries a $4.5 million cap hit. No salary was retained in the trade.
The Kraken were excited to add Marchment to the mix when they acquired him from the Stars for third- and fourth-round picks in June. But Seattle needed to shake things up, having lost 10 of its past 11 games and not winning in regulation since Nov. 20. The Kraken are 12-14-6 on the season, seven points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Marchment joins a Columbus team that is .500 on the season (14-14-6) but is last in the ultracompetitive Eastern Conference. Columbus is 21st in the NHL offensively with 2.88 goals per game.
The Marchment trade happened on the eve of the NHL’s holiday roster freeze, which takes effect at midnight Saturday and lifts Dec. 28.