When the Toronto Maple Leafs became sellers at the trade deadline, parting ways with Bobby McMann made a lot of sense. That’s what they did, trading him to the Seattle Kraken for a fourth-round pick in 2026 and a second-round pick.

Now comes word from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman that the Kraken have extended McMann to a new six-year contract with an average annual value of $5.75 million per season.

The 30-year-old McMann spent his entire NHL career with the Leafs before being dealt in March. It became evident as the season went along that McMann and the Leafs were far apart on money when it came to an extension. Given the jump in salary cap this season from $95.5 million to $104 million, it made sense for someone like McMann to kind of wait things out, and it worked out beautifully for the product of Wainwright, Alberta. 

McMann previously earned $1.35 million per season on his last contract. This is a jump of more than four times his annual salary.

Although the Kraken failed in their push to make the playoffs in 2026, it certainly wasn’t because of McMann, who scored 10 goals and added four assists in 14 games. The pending free agent bet on himself and won. With free agency opening up in about 10 days, perhaps McMann could have tested the open market. But given his success in Seattle, it seems like both sides were eager to get something done.

In 218 NHL games over four seasons, the 6-foot-2 McMann has 64 goals and 41 assists.

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