Overview
- McMann says he wanted to remain in Toronto and only learned of the deal at 3:05 p.m. ET on deadline day, noting that “people probably knew more online.”
- He is unsigned beyond this season and did not agree to an extension with Seattle, with prior reporting placing his asking price near $5 million AAV.
- Visa processing has delayed his first game for the Kraken, though he is expected to join the lineup soon.
- Seattle, pursuing a playoff berth, added a middle‑six scorer without surrendering a prospect or a first‑round pick, earning an A- grade from ClutchPoints.
- Toronto received a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick, a haul characterized as modest compared with earlier hopes for a first-round return.