The Stars announced Thursday that they had traded forward Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2025 fourth round pick and 2026 third round pick. The move comes just hours after the team re-signed Matt Duchene to a four-year, $18 million extension that will keep him with the team long term.

Stars GM Jim Nill recouped cap space by trading Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken -- and the executive reportedly won't stop there.

SEATTLE (June 19, 2025) — Today, Seattle Kraken General Manager Jason Botterill announced that the club has acquired forward Mason Marchment from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Dallas’ 2025 fourth-round pick (previously acquired by Seattle) and Seattle’s own 2026 third-round pick.