Confirmed with Link: Oliver Bjorkstrand to Seattle for 2023 3rd and 2023 4th

[AarG]

Kraken Trade for Bjorkstrand

His Eliteprospects page:
www.eliteprospects.com/player/92803/oliver-bjorkstrand

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[NiagaraKraken]

Wow! Maybe go get Klingberg if it’s way cheaper then what he originally wanted.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I like this. Man our top-6 looks like a top-6 now. LOL.

 

[The Marquis]

Thanks for being quick enough on posting this that I didn't have to deal with a double.

A guy who can produce 2021-22 McCann numbers and is excellent at the 200 ft game, and 5v5. Dude is only 27 as well. Absolute ROBBERY if a 3rd and 4th are all that we lost here. 4 years left on his deal.

 

[The Marquis]

I like this. Man our top-6 looks like a top-6 now. LOL.

No kidding. What a team changing trade.

 

[JelloPuddyPops]

A nice side effect of acquiring those extra 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round picks... using them to get a player like this from a cap strapped team. Nice work by Francis this off season.

 

[jbron]

It's a good trade for sure.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

No kidding. What a team changing trade.

I mean we went from:

McCann-Gourde-Eberle
Schwartz-Wennberg-Donskoi


to:

McCann-Beniers-Bjorkstrand
Schwartz-Gourde-Burkavosky
Tanev-Wright-Eberle
Kuhlman-Wennberg-Donskoi

 

[KrakenSabresMike]

Ha ha awesome - Was looking at what people were expecting him to go for it and we obviously got him for way less than that thread suggested! Great pick up as we needed another top six person and basically got them for a very low cost

 

[The Marquis]

I mean we went from:

McCann-Gourde-Eberle
Schwartz-Wennberg-Donskoi


to:

McCann-Beniers-Bjorkstrand
Schwartz-Gourde-Burkavosky
Tanev-Wright-Eberle
Kuhlman-Wennberg-Donskoi

That's ridiculous.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

 

[Bear of Bad News]

 

[The Marquis]

When you get a player for 3rd and a 4th... you NEVER expect that player to look like that.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

When you get a player for 3rd and a 4th... you NEVER expect that player to look like that.

For sure. I do really like that pretty much all of our forwards are 5.5M AAV and below. No superstars (right now) but this team has what it needs now to make the playoffs next season. Just hoping Gru can be league average and Hakstol does more what he did over the last 10 games.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Had my eye on Seattle since the ED as a possible second team to root for. This trade kind of sold that for me. Can't believe SEA paid almost nothing for one of the best two way wingers in the game. That is wild.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Holy hecc yes this is such a great move, getting pretty excited about the upcoming season now after this, FA, and the draft that couldn't have gone better.

Cant wait to go down and watch many games a year!

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Nice pickup and we didn't even trade one of our own picks but rather the Flames 3rd and Jets 4th of 2023.

 

[MoeBartoli]

You guys just committed legal robbery. Bjorkstrand has a sneaky shot that finds the smallest gaps and will compete hard in the corners. He’s a guy who’s tremendously humble whose play you’ll love.

 

[db2011]

Congrats, Kraken, treat him well. He's a favorite.

 

[Toomany7pins]

Freakin’ Awesome!
Love reading the main thread about other fans pissed their team didn’t offer more and how GMRF made a steal of a trade.

Can we just fast forward to Hockey Season already?

 

[The Marquis]

Weaponized cap space FOR THE WIN!

 

[majormajor]

Seattle just traded for my favorite player. And since I live here anyways, I guess I'm a Kraken fan now. I haven't been yet but I'll be seeing you at CPA.

It doesn't look like folks here understand yet what a huge add this is. Bjorkstrand is a unicorn. This is a player with high end playdriving and elite finishing skill. He is a thin player but has tremendous skill for winning puck battles and when he moves into scoring position he has ridiculous skill for hiding his release and beating even the best of goalies. He has made Vasi and Shesty look bad at times.

Bjorkstrand doesn't do as well on the rush, he's not a great passer when the play is moving super quickly. But you put him on a line with another buzzsaw in Gourde and they'll win every puck battle and drive big goal differentials for the Kraken. Bjorkstrand is overdue for 30+ goals.

He has never been used as a triggerman on the PP, but if you put him on the halfwall RH one-timer position then he can do that too, and that would put him well over thirty goals.

 

[Sleestak Nation]

My Danish spouse is thrilled.

My hockey fandom is also thrilled.

A very, very good piece of business.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I like this. Man our top-6 looks like a top-6 now. LOL.

I really like the Kraken's top 9. Beniers,Wright,Wennberg,Eberle,McCann,Gourde and Schwartz. The two new forwards, Bjorklund and Burakovsky could score 30-35 goals apiece. Now to add one more RD to the mix

 

[HoseEmDown]

I mean we went from:

McCann-Gourde-Eberle
Schwartz-Wennberg-Donskoi


to:

McCann-Beniers-Bjorkstrand
Schwartz-Gourde-Burkavosky
Tanev-Wright-Eberle
Kuhlman-Wennberg-Donskoi

I keep seeing a lot of Beniers on the top line and Wright the 3rd. Wright was considered the higher end prospect and is just over a year younger than Beniers. Beniers does have the 10 game sample to go off while Wright had a good but nor great season so I can see the argument. But Wright isn't that far behind, I would have him as the 2C. Of course you don't want to force these kids into situations they aren't ready for but I think Wright is ready.

McCann - Beniers - Bjorkstrand
Gourde - Wright - Burakovsky
Schwartz - Wennberg - Eberle
Tanev - Geekie - Kuhlman
Lind/Donskoi

Make the top 6 the guys you expect to be there awhile carrying the load. The 3rd line is your vets who can be thrown out to shelter the kids if needed. I know Eberle isn't 3rd line type but he's not gonna be there long term and he made some strides defensively late in the year. Burakovsky and Bjorkstrand can swap lines if they have better chemistry with the other C. Gourde should be stapled to Wright to help ease him into the league and help him become a better center.