Daccord and McCann are still out. That's the offseason story Seattle can't control.

The Kraken spent June doing reasonable things. They added Mackie Samoskevich, locked up Bobby McMann long-term, and signaled that the plan is incremental improvement rather than a teardown. Fine. But both Joey Daccord and Jared McCann have been sidelined since late June and remain out as of early August, and neither has a clear return date before training camp. That's not a footnote to the offseason — it's the whole question.

McCann's situation is the sharper edge of it. He played just 23 games in 2026, but he was Seattle's most efficient scorer when he was in the lineup, posting 0.83 points per game — well ahead of anyone else on the roster. The Kraken finished the season averaging 2.0 goals per game over their final ten, a number that already reflected his absence. Getting him back healthy isn't a bonus; it's a baseline condition for the offense functioning at all. Daccord's situation matters differently — goaltending continuity is harder to patch than a forward spot, and the Kraken don't have an obvious answer behind him if camp opens without him.

The front office built this offseason around the idea that the core is good enough to compete if the pieces are healthy and the depth improves. That may be true. But right now, two of the most important pieces aren't healthy, and "uncertain availability" heading into September is a real problem for a team that has finished 34 or 35 wins in each of the last three seasons. The additions help. The injuries could erase them.