The Kraken are finalizing a trade to acquire winger Mackie Samoskevich from the Panthers, with Seattle sending the 25th overall pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second-rounder in 2027, according to reports on Sunday.
That is a steep price for a player who is still on the rise, but it is also the kind of move that tells you how long Seattle has been chasing him. Mackie Samoskevich has been a target for months, and the Kraken even tried to land him at the trade deadline before the deal fell apart in time. David Pagnotta reported that the trade was moving toward completion on June 21, 2026, at 11:48 am, while Elliotte Friedman detailed the draft-pick return.
The timing matters because Samoskevich needs a new contract this summer as a restricted free agent, and that gives the Panthers a clean reason to consider moving him now. Florida was out of the playoff picture at the trade deadline, but the club appears more willing to move on with the contract clock ticking and the market offering a first-round pick plus a future conditional asset in return.
The one detail still hanging over the deal is the condition on the 2027 second-rounder, which has not been made public. That leaves the broad shape of the trade clear but the exact payout still partly hidden. For Seattle, the message is also clear: the club decided Samoskevich was worth paying up for after months of pursuit, even after losing the chance to finish the job at the deadline.
What comes next is the formal completion of the trade, and then the contract work that follows. Once that happens, the size of Seattle’s offer will be measured against the one question that always follows a move like this: whether a winger who profiles as a 30-35 point guy is worth a first-rounder and a future second on top of it.
