David Pagnotta reported an update on the Seattle Kraken Unrestricted Free Agents on the Fourth Period on June 21st. ​

Pagnotta said, “The Kraken have kept the doors open to their pending UFAs, but… it appears most, if not all, of Seattle’s free agents will… be hitting the market.” ​

Overall, the Kraken have four unrestricted free agents this upcoming season.

​Of those four, the first two are forwards Jaden Schwartz and Eeli Tolvanen. ​

Schwartz’s last contract was 5 years, $27,500,000, with a cap hit of $5,500,000 per season. It expired at the end of the 2025-26 season. The 33-year-old left winger was drafted 14th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.

​Tolvanen’s last contract was 5 years, $27,500,000, with a cap hit of $5,500,000 per season. The 27-year-old winger was drafted 30th overall in 2017.

​The team also has one unrestricted free-agent defenseman: Jamie Oleksiak. ​

Oleksiak’s last contract was 5 years, $23,000,000, with a cap hit of $4,600,000 per season.​The 33-year-old was drafted 14th overall in 2011. ​

Finally, the last unrestricted free agent is goaltender Matt Murray. ​

Murray’s one-year $1,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,000,000 expired at the end of the 2025-26 season. ​The 32-year-old goaltender was drafted in the third round of the 2012 NHL Draft with the 83rd pick. The veteran goaltender is entering his 12th NHL season.

​The Kraken failed to make the playoffs last season, finishing with a record of 34-37-11. ​

According to Pagnotta, the Kraken have already made decisions about their future roster. 

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