Player Discussion: Yanni Gourde

[TeslaCoilFan]

Will miss the motor that never turned off and the smile that never dimmed.

Assisted on a goal...grin.
Scored a goal...big grin.
Fought someone a foot taller....even bigger grin.
Trash talking while on the way to the penalty box...huge fricking grin.


Glad he got two Cups with the Bolts. Wish him the best always.

 

[Point21]

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Maybe JBB knew what he was doing after all....

Gourde out first two months of season for Kraken after shoulder surgery

who cares?

 

[Rschmitz]

Damn it all

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Point21]

 

[Cigar City]

Tough losing any of these guys. I'll miss Yanni.

It's a shame that most teams lose bums, yet we are penalized for drafting/signing/developing unknown talents and have to lose them.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

I would love to hear his feelings on heading to dismal Seattle.....

 

[Point21]

 

[DFC]

All the best to him. I love that he's in position to be a 1C after being written off most of his career.

That said, we are gonna f***ing hate this guy when he's in another jersey.

 

[DaBolts]

Awesome from MJ. What a mess this offseason is going to be.

 

[DaBolts]

Man oh man, I was so used to seeing #37, I forgot he wore 65 at first! Gonna miss him.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Now I'm sad again

 

[Byrddog]

The very picture of a lunch bucket player. We are going to miss him more than we want to admit.

 

[DaBolts]

Friday, November 26th, he returns to Amalie to play us. I wonder if Fat Pat picks on him.

 

[Rschmitz]

All the best to him. I love that he's in position to be a 1C after being written off most of his career.

That said, we are gonna f***ing hate this guy when he's in another jersey.

Thankfully he’s in another conference

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Former-Sharks prospect, Gourde, is thriving with Lightning

I saw the SF Bulls that year, but didn't remember Yanni......

 

[gg720fla]

Hopefully some of that insane non-stop energy in the playoffs rubbed off on most of his teammates and they continue to bring his heart and never slowing down motor to the team next season. Looking forward to Briesbos finding someone with half of his energy and grit!

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[CupsOverCash]

Can't remember a guy that left recently that I will miss more than Gourde but was thinking that he's a guy that could see back with the organization at some point. Then I was reading this thread back that year after we extended him and he had his ups and downs over that span. That contract might not look so great in a few years. Love the guy but might have been the right time or rather easiest time to move that contract.

 

[Callum]

Can't remember a guy that left recently that I will miss more than Gourde but was thinking that he's a guy that could see back with the organization at some point. Then I was reading this thread back that year after we extended him and he had his ups and downs over that span. That contract might not look so great in a few years. Love the guy but might have been the right time or rather easiest time to move that contract.

I was thinking something similar to this yesterday. I never liked the contract to begin with, but then he really started to blossom into a swiss army knife kind of player and found chemistry with Goody and Coleman... and subsequently helped us to back-to-back cups.

I think we'll look back on this and realise that this was indeed the easiest time to move the contract. Of course we'd love him to stay, but given our cap situation I really do think this makes a lot of sense.

 

[Peacefool]

When does his contract end? Cuz after that we should take him back

 

[Point21]

 

[JFleegs]

 

[LightningStrikes]