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

[sxvnert]

Wow thats a massive price.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Can't believe we pulled this off for picks and Mikey. That in itself is incredible for a team that is lacking blue chip prospects, wasn't in a real position to give up Howard or Geekie.

Massive W to hang on to them both and fill out the top 9.

Where we're going, we don't need picks.

 

[Vergil]

Well, this is an insane trade. Tampa continues to be obsessed with former players.

They've always hated draft picks (for the last decade anyways). I like this for them.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Gourde f***ing lord of a payment.

 

[Voight]

Some tidy work by JBB as usual. Dude just kills it every deadline.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Gourde re-sign on the cheap now that he got his bag.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Why everyone saying late firsts? It's next years and the year after that not this years. 2027 first could be top 10 for all we know

It could, but honestly you think a team with Point, Kucherov, Hedman, and Vasi is going to be a lottery team? I'd certainly bet against that.

 

[DaveG]

total homerun for Tampa here.

 

[kanucks25]

Jesus Christ... really would have thought Bjork would come at 50% at that price.

 

[BHD]

Julien - “The next guy can deal with it” - Brisebois

 

[Zirakzigil]

Crazy. Tampa going all in. One of these seasons they are going to implode and someone is getting a top 10 pick from them. Can’t say they aren’t aggressive and successful though.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Hagel for Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh + 2 picks, Paul for Mathieu Joseph and a fourth, getting Coleman, Goodrow, and Savard and IMMEDIATELY winning the Cup, got McDonagh for a third, let Stamkos walk to get Guentzel, traded Sergachev for Moser and Geekie.

But how's that trade working out for Nashville?

I know nothing about Nashville.

 

[DackellDuck]

Treliving is sweating.

 

[JoVel]

Congratulations to Bjorkstrand for hitting 40 goals next season.

 

[Chainshot]

JBB is willing to go in for what he wants. This really bulks up the middle of the Tampa lineup.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

IMO, Tampa are now Cup favorites.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Well, we traded Poor Man's Gourde for Gourde. Gonna miss him though.

I guess he was a bit redundant with another undersized energy guy coming back, but I always appreciated Eyssimont bringing it all every shift.

 

[LeProspector]

Bjorkstrand is a full on two way stud. Tampa did WELL here.

 

[DFC]

Do we even have the cap to do this without retention? I was under the impression we didn't.

 

[Voight]

Tampa don't give a f*** about draft picks lol I respect it

 

[DackellDuck]

Crazy. Tampa going all in. One of these seasons they are going to implode and someone is getting a top 10 pick from them. Can’t say they aren’t aggressive and successful though.

The nice thing is, if they ever do implode and want to do a full reset, they can sell Point, Cirelli, Vasi, etc and recoup all of these picks and prospects.

So it makes sense to try and win as much as you can now.

The 2026 and 2027 1st rounders would, in a best case scenario, impact the team when? 2029 or 2030? So yeah, from their perspective, who cares if they can get another Cup.

 

[blankall]

Well, this is an insane trade. Tampa continues to be obsessed with former players.

They've always hated draft picks (for the last decade anyways). I like this for them.

Tampa is going for it. Makes sense with Kucherov, Hedman, and Vasilevskiy at their current ages. They acquired two players that will likely be with the team as more than rentals.

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[JKG33]

Yeah. I think you have lost me as your audience now. Bjorkstrand even without retention is worth a good bit. That's not even considering the increasing cap. You obviously have a very different opinion on Bjorkstrand than a lot of others do.

Cool, I don't really care.

Bjorkstrand was traded as basically a cap dump, and hasn't improved in a way that say Granlund has to rehab his value to that of a top prospect. He's a fine 2nd liner, but those are a dime a dozen every July 1. His significant value comes with retention as I've suggested right along.

 

[BB88]

The East contenders

Tampa/Florida
Toronto

The rest

 

[Summer Rose]

I don't follow Seattle at all but I'd probably like this kind of return if I were a Kraken fan. Seems like a good trade for both sides in that regard.

Seattle fans can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

 

[Vergil]

Damn love this for Tampa.

Should be the cup favorites at this point ...

Gonna be funny when Tampa trades 5 first round picks for Stamkos in the next couple of years.