Confirmed Trade: [TBL/SEA/DET] Y. Gourde (75% ret.), O. Bjorkstrand, K. Aucoin, 2026 5th to TBL; M. Eyssimont, 2026 1st, 2027 1st, 2025 2nd to SEA; 2025 4th to DET

[Rschmitz]

Interesting how most fans don’t see the concept of paying a premium to make sure you get your guy and the fit works great instead of doing the TDL game of haggling down prices but ending up with someone further down your list or not getting anyone at all.

Hagel-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand will be an absolute nightmare for other teams to contain or score against.

 

[Ciao]

Giving up two 1sts and a 2nd for Gourde and Bjorkstrand is insane.

Could have gotten a big fish with those assets. What the hell is Tampa doing?

Maybe not.

Tampa can't draft well anyway. This might be a better use of those picks than actually drafting players.

 

[middletoe]

In terms of value, I think Tampa overpaid. However, once this group’s Stanley Cup runs come to an end, those 1st- and 2nd-round draft picks could have theoretically helped them remain a competitive, mid-tier team rather than bottoming out. And, bottoming out is what sparked this era of success for them in the first place.

 

[missionAvs]

Great moves for the Bolts. JBB is elite.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Interesting how most fans don’t see the concept of paying a premium to make sure you get your guy and the fit works great instead of doing the TDL game of haggling down prices but ending up with someone further down your list or not getting anyone at all.

Hagel-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand will be an absolute nightmare for other teams to contain or score against.

If you find yourself educating "most fans" then perhaps it is fine to admit it may not be the best trade.

While not appealing on the surface as always if Tampa wins the Cup it will all be worthwhile. Time will tell.

Will this be a Hagel trade or a Jeannot trade?

 

[TGWL]

In terms of value, I think Tampa overpaid. However, once this group’s Stanley Cup runs come to an end, those 1st- and 2nd-round draft picks could have theoretically helped them remain a competitive, mid-tier team rather than bottoming out. And, bottoming out is what sparked this era of success for them in the first place.

If both 1st round picks take 4 years, we're looking at 5 years from now for the 1st 2026 pick. . Hagel would be the youngest top 6, and he'd be over 30. Maybe those players come in and be useful top 9 players or better players, or maybe it does nothing for them. The biggest thing Tampa needs to do is recognize when this is finished and trade the player assets they have before it's too late. Not everybody has to be a lifer. But right now picks where players are joining your team 5-6 years out,(adding 4 years to their draft) aren't more important if you still think you can compete for 3 years.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Interesting how most fans don’t see the concept of paying a premium to make sure you get your guy and the fit works great instead of doing the TDL game of haggling down prices but ending up with someone further down your list or not getting anyone at all.

Hagel-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand will be an absolute nightmare for other teams to contain or score against.

Setting the value given aside, I respect how they were pre-emptively aggressive so they weren’t the ones left standing at the end of Friday.

 

[bleedgreen]

Both first being Top 10 protected seems to make me like this for Tampa more.

I mean sure, but when has a team gotten two firsts and a second for players like this? Even if they aren’t top ten picks this is very good value for Seattle.