Seattle Kraken trade Mason Marchment to Eastern Conference team
The Seattle Kraken have ended the Mason Marchment experiment after only 29 games, trading him to the Columbus Blue Jackets late on Friday night before the NHL Trade Freeze took effect.
Not only did the Montreal Canadiens trade for Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings for his second tenure with the team, but the Columbus Blue Jackets also made a trade.
The Blue Jackets acquired forward Mason Marchment from the Seattle Kraken, with whom he had played just 29 games since being acquired over the summer from the Dallas Stars.
In return, the Blue Jackets sent the fourth round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft that originally belonged to the New York Rangers and a second round pick in the 2027 NHL Entry Draft.
Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell expressed his excitement over the acquisition of Marchment, whom he said that he already knows very well.
Mason is a player I know very well, and I think he will add a great deal to our team. He is a physical, hard-nosed competitor with proven offensive ability, and we are very excited to have him join the Blue Jackets. - Don Waddell
In 29 games with the Kraken this year, Marchment had 13 points (4G, 9A).
Mason Marchment Only Played 29 Games In A Kraken Sweater Before Being Traded
Marchment was never drafted into the NHL and was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to an AHL contract in 2016.
He's played for the Maple Leafs and their divisional foe Florida Panthers before he signed a four year contract with the Dallas Stars in 2022.
He had a career-best 53 points (22G, 31A) in 2023-24, and was on pace to easily get past that mark last year, but was limited to just 62 games.
In his NHL career, Marchment has 202 points (80G, 122A) in 331 games.
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