Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning by the Seattle Kraken as part of a three-team trade also involving the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Gourde was traded to the Red Wings for unsigned defenseman Kyle Aucoin.
The Detroit Red Wings made a trade on Wednesday, agreeing to take on salary in return for a 2025 4th-round pick.
A busy day of transactions continued for the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday afternoon, when word broke that Detroit would be facilitating the deal that sent Seattle Kraken forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Lightning and Kraken have hooked up on a massive deal ahead of the NHL trade deadline involving Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde.
Tampa Bay's salvo came hours after Florida remained active before the 3 p.m. EST deadline Friday, acquiring goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks for 25-year-old forward Patrick Giles.
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 Michael Eyssimont.