Confirmed with Link: [TBL/SEA/DET] Oliver Bjorkstrand, Yanni Gourde (75% retained), Kyle Aucoin, 2026 5th for Mike Eyssimont, 2026 1st, 2027 1st, 2025 2nd, 2025 4th

[DistantThunderRep]

Yes it is? What planet are you on? It isn't 2016 anymore.
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20 goal scorers should only get paid $2M, obviously.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

Reading y’all’s replies and looking more at the line up with gourde and Bjorkstrand in it the more I’m ok with this trade..

If we move Guentz to the 3rd with those two that’s an elite elite top 9

 

[Sky04]

I was just saying it sucks we're in the position where we have to spend a first rounds pick on retention instead of filling another hole in the lineup, like the ones we still have in the bottom six.

It sucks that we have so many good pieces the only thing we have to worry about it is filling out a 4th liner and a bottom pairing defenseman? yeah it sucks

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Practice lines were interesting.

Guentzel - Point - Kuch
Hagel - Cirelli - Paul
Gonclaves - Gourde - Bjork
Girgensons - Glenn - Chaffee

Did Gourde and Bjork play on the same line in Seattle?

 

[Hoek]

Damn, I was on Sunshine Network boards lol

Is that still active somewhere? Archive? Screenshot?

You can pull it up on the Wayback Machine. I forget if any of the threads are actually archived but here's what the message board looked like on the eve of our first cup win.

Sunshine Message Board: Viewing forum: Lightning

web.archive.org

 

[Tampa22]

Let the Infinity Ring of Orange Creamsicles burn your retinas… one last time

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What a memories! I had an interview in my first trip to Tampa with them! I never use his message board, but was active in the official Lightning board before dissapear.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Reading y’all’s replies and looking more at the line up with gourde and Bjorkstrand in it the more I’m ok with this trade..

If we move Guentz to the 3rd with those two that’s an elite elite top 9

Need another defenseman who is better than Perbix/Raddysh/Lilleberg

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

heard someone was talking shit about reg dates

2007 was the best rookie class @LTIR Trickery

 

[More 2004]

Let the Infinity Ring of Orange Creamsicles burn your retinas… one last time

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so many memories. Rick and Chief are still it for me

 

[FinnLightning26]

2007 was the best rookie class @LTIR Trickery

Agree.

 

[More 2004]

You can pull it up on the Wayback Machine. I forget if any of the threads are actually archived but here's what the message board looked like on the eve of our first cup win.

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Sunshine Message Board: Viewing forum: Lightning

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oh man I wish I could re-read this one:

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

I was just saying it sucks we're in the position where we have to spend a first rounds pick on retention instead of filling another hole in the lineup, like the ones we still have in the bottom six.

That's what guys like Geekie are for.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

20 goal scorers should only get paid $2M, obviously.

Hey, if he can find us a few of those 20 goal 2M people like DM me, I can make some phone calls

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Hey, if he can find us a few of those 20 goal 2M people like DM me, I can make some phone calls

Do you also own a T.A.R.D.I.S? This can be achieved pretty easily.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

Need another defenseman who is better than Perbix/Raddysh/Lilleberg

Luke Schenn trade coming soon

 

[Peacefool]

Luke Schenn trade coming soon

uuuf I would be happy. I think this is the only one D who I saw is making his strenght (use of his body) covering his weakness (skating abilities) also tough can fight stand for the guys, bring him fo Perbix

 

[Tampa22]

Love to have Schenn here, he plays like all the d-man should play the game of hockey, but Cooper never use him like a needed player. He scratched him lot of nights and always was the player with less time on ice. I don't think they bring him back.

 

[Major4Boarding]

Love to have Schenn here, he plays like all the d-man should play the game of hockey, but Cooper never use him like a needed player. He scratched him lot of nights and always was the player with less time on ice. I don't think they bring him back.

I would be shocked if the Pens flip him right after acquiring him. That move is surely Dubas thinking he's a keeper for a bit

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[OffBy1]

That's what guys like Geekie are for.

That was my first thought as well, but he has 1 goal and 3 assists in 10 games with Syracuse. Still is probably the best we have to bring up.

 

[OffBy1]

It sucks that we have so many good pieces the only thing we have to worry about it is filling out a 4th liner and a bottom pairing defenseman? yeah it sucks

I spoke of multiple holes in our bottom six (which we do have), but you've never been one to limit yourself to responding to what was actually said.

 

[Rschmitz]

Can you show me the other offers for Bjorkstrand and Gourde so I can see if it's overpayment? It can't be an overpayment if there aren't other offers for the same things. We paid what Francis wanted for those pieces so that's the value. If teams were offering just one 1st and two 2nd's then we overpaid but there were no offers so we paid what we wanted to to get those players.

Same thing with Hagel, we paid what their GM was only willing to let him go for. And as you said it worked out great.

To break it down Gourde at 75% would go for a 1st + 4th(retention). Björkstrand a 1st + 2nd + Essimont(cap and contract). You can say Gourde isn't worth a 1st but i disagree. He may not be the best rental forward available but he has the best playoff resume. Monahan went for a 1st + 4th last year and he was coming off some bad years and injuries as well. No team is going to trade a top6/4 player under contract for next season for less than a 1st +.

So you believe that Jeannots value was an entire drafts worth of picks because that is what it took to get him.

You very well know what's being offered behind the scenes is not public knowledge, but the Chicago GM literally said we forced the trade for Hagel by overpaying for him, same with Nashville's GM and Jeannot. I'm not going to pull up diagrams and cross reference flow charts for something arbitrary like what qualifies and doesn't qualify as overpay, these are opinions, everyone is entitled to them and I think most are capable of determining how trades compare. My point is that Bresbois made sure to get his guy, we paid enough that the Seattle GM didn't feel the need to wait around for the deadline and haggle.