On Sunday, the Kraken announced they had found a taker for young center Shane Wright, whose agent was vocal about a trade this summer. Wright, 22, is headed to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Matthew Wood, 21. The team confirmed it is a player-for-player trade.

Wright was drafted in 2022, Wood in 2023. Wood was the No. 15 pick and Wright went fourth overall.

Wood is native of Lethbridge, Alberta, who grew up in Nanaimo, British Columbia. He spent two years at the University of Connecticut, then made his NHL debut after completing his junior season at the University of Minnesota. He has one goal and three points in 14 games for Nashville this season.

“Matthew is a young forward who adds size and an elite shot to our group,” Kraken general manager Jason Botterill said in a team release.…