Lightning Acquire Bjorkstrand, Gourde From Kraken

NHL Trade Grades: Lightning Get Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand From Kraken
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Lightning add Oliver Bjorkstrand, Yanni Gourde in trade with Kraken
Seattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde is returning to the Tampa Bay Lightning -- and he's taking Oliver Bjorkstrand with him.
EDGE stats: Lightning’s outlook after trade for Bjorkstrand, Gourde
Gourde, who returned to Seattle’s lineup against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday after a two-month absence (sports hernia surgery), had an assist and won 8-of-9 faceoffs. Only Jared McCann scored more shorthanded goals (six) than Gourde (four) during his time with the Kraken since 2021-22.
NHL trade grades: Lightning go all in for Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand
The Lighting paid a steep price — two first-round picks — for Gourde and Bjorkstrand but they're two players who should fit in perfectly.
Lightning's Oliver Bjorkstrand: Goal in first game with new team
Bjorkstrand scored a goal Thursday in a 6-5 win over Buffalo. Bjorkstrand scored the game-winning goal in his Lightning debut. He stuffed in a rebound after Nikita Kucherov's initial shot. His huge smile said it all -- Bjorkstrand went from the Seattle basement to the Tampa penthouse in that recent trade,
Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand Make Tampa Bay Lightning ‘Better Today And Better Tomorrow’
As Tampa Bay was winning a pair of Stanley Cups, it was the 5-foot-9 Yanni Gourde who often energized the Amalie Arena crowd.
Trade addition Oliver Bjorkstrand scores in first game with Lightning
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde, who were acquired earlier this week from the Seattle Kraken, combined on a third-period goal that gave the Lightning a 6-5 lead over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

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