Seattle passes for a couple of reasons. 1) RF doesn't trade away first round picks. 2) Dunn just re-signed and is hitting his prime vs Marner being a FA next year on an inflated contract. Seattle's not giving up that much for one year and no guarantees.

Seattle holds that 1st rounder, takes one of the top 4 D-men in the draft and moves on.

Dunn is a big reason why Seattle's defense is so good. To me this trade would be filling one hole while creating another. Seattle does need scoring, but there will be avenues for them to do that this offseason that don't involve trading their best defenseman, and I think they will pursue those options rather than making a deal like this.

Another thing to keep in mind is that Marner, for as good as he is, is a rental until proven otherwise in a trade. Dunn by contrast has three years left on his contract. I can't really see the Kraken being all that willing to give up a core piece of their roster along with a high first round pick for someone who might only be around for a year when such a trade on its own likely isn't enough to make them an elite cup contender.

Utah aint doing that, they decline