Kraken acquire Mackie Samoskevich in trade with Panthers

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Kraken made their first deal of the summer Sunday, acquiring 23-year-old forward Mackie Samoskevich from the Florida Panthers.

Seattle paid Florida's high price and dipped far into their draft capital, sending over both a first- and second-round draft pick. The first-rounder is the 2026 one they acquired from Tampa Bay at the 2025 trade deadline for Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, and the second-rounder is in 2027 and conditional. It will become the higher selection of the second-round picks Seattle got from Winnipeg and Columbus in trades.