The Seattle Kraken have traded a veteran player for a second-round draft pick in 2027. The Kraken (26-33-4) traded forward Brandon Tanev to the Winnipeg Jets just ahead of the National Hockey League trade deadline Friday in exchange for the pick.

Kraken forward Brandon Tanev heads to the Winnipeg Jets for a second-round pick ahead of Friday’s noon trade deadline

The Seattle Kraken said the trade will help boost their draft capital for the next two years. SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken have traded a veteran player for a second-round draft pick in 2027. The Kraken (26-33-4) traded forward Brandon Tanev to the Winnipeg Jets just ahead of the National Hockey League trade deadline Friday in exchange for the pick.

Veteran winger Brandon Tanev has been dealt just ahead of Friday's noon NHL trade deadline from the Kraken to the Winnipeg Jets.

The Winnipeg Jets bolstered their roster on Friday, acquiring defenseman Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins and reportedly adding forward Brandon Tanev from the Seattle Kraken.

After three complete seasons, the Seattle Kraken have traded forward Brandon Tanev to the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran forward is headed to Manitoba in exchange for a second-round in the 2027 NHL Draft.

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Brandon Tanev, a pending unrestricted free agent, was held out of Thursday's 5-3 Kraken road loss to the Predators, the telltale sign a trade was coming.

The Winnipeg Jets have made a pair of moves on trade deadline day. Brandon Tanev returning to Jets in trade with Kraken Brandon Tanev is returning to the place where he began his career. The veteran grinder was traded to the Winnipeg Jets from the Seattle Kraken ahead of the deadline,