Former Florida Panthers forward Mason Marchment is on the move, as the Dallas Stars have traded him to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick.
Marchment, 30, was acquired by the Panthers from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Denis Malgin during the 2019-20 season. From there, he played in his first 33 games with the Panthers during following campaign, where he posted two goals, 10 points, 73 hits, and a plus-4 rating.
While Marchment's first season with the Panthers was pretty quiet, he broke out in a big way during the 2021-22 season with Florida and emerged as a key part of their forward group in the process. In 54 games with the Panthers that season, the 6-foot-5 forward recorded 18 goals, 29 assists, 47 points, and a plus-29 rating. He also tied a Panthers franchise record by recording six points in one game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 30, 2022.
Due to the Panthers' limited cap space that following off-season, they were unable to re-sign Marchment, and he landed a four-year, $18 million contract with the Stars in free agency. Following this, he was an impactful power forward with the Stars, recording 56 goals, 131 points, 275 hits, and a plus-31 rating in 211 games over three seasons.
Due to the Stars' salary cap trouble, Marchment became expendable, and the former Panther should now be a nice pickup for the Kraken because of it.
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