Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a three-team deal that also involves the Detroit Red Wings. The Kraken also will send a 2026 fifth-round draft ...

The Lightning reacquired forward Yanni Gourde, who was a major piece of their back-to-back Stanley Cup teams, and added forward Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Seattle Kraken in a three-team trade ...

Gourde was No. 19 on The Athletic’s latest trade board, while Bjorkstrand was No. 23.. Gourde, 33, previously played with the Lightning from 2015 to 2021, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in ...

Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a three-team deal that also involves the Detroit Red Wings. The Kraken will also send a 2026 fifth-round draft ...

Kraken trade Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand to Lightning . March 5, 2025 at 12:17 pm Updated March 5, 2025 at 3:46 pm . By . Kate Shefte. Seattle Times staff reporter.

The Seattle Kraken have traded forwards Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for two first-round picks, a second-round pick and forward ...

Now the Lightning do the same with a massive swing, adding Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. The cost was not cheap, but it’s hard not to love what Tampa Bay did here.

Whereas Gourde is an unrestricted free agent this summer, the 29-year-old Bjorkstrand makes perfect sense for the Lightning, as he both fixes a major roster imbalance and is signed through 2026.

But if their Lightning debuts Thursday were any indication, Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand will fit in just fine. You could tell that the Lightning didn’t want to throw too much at the duo ...

Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a three-team deal that also involves the Detroit Red Wings. The Kraken will also send a 2026 fifth-round draft ...

SEATTLE — The Kraken traded two popular veteran players Wednesday as the NHL's deadline for moves nears. Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a ...