Gourde's willingness to take a significant pay cut for long-term security, especially with upfront bonuses, presents another avenue for Tavares and the Leafs. Jake McCabe, Deferred Money In ...

Yanni Gourde secures a six-year, $14 million contract with Tampa Bay Lightning, aiming to conclude his NHL career with the team he helped to multiple Stanley Cup wins.

Yanni Gourde never really wanted to leave the Tampa Bay Lightning after helping them win the Stanley Cup. Now he might be able to finish out his time in the NHL with them. Gourde signed a six-year ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning are keeping Yanni Gourde around for the long term, signing the two-time Stanley Cup champion to a six-year contract worth just under $14 million. General manager ...

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year contract worth an AAV of $2.33 million, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

In the Lightning, Gourde, 33, returns to the organization that gave the 5-foot-9 forward the opportunity to play in the NHL when no one else would. With a constant motor, blue-collar work ethic ...

As far as the fine print goes, both first-round picks are top-10 protected and owned by Tampa Bay. If either moves back and becomes a 2028 pick due to being in the top 10, Seattle receives an ...

Bringing Gourde, a player who won two Stanley Cups with the Lightning, back to Tampa Bay is a big win on its own, but adding a sniper like Bjorkstrand should also help the team immensely.

Gourde is a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. According to the Lightning, Gourde was undrafted before being signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on March 10, 2014.

The NHL trade deadline is Friday, with some big names potentially available, but we got a pretty big deal on Wednesday afternoon. The Lightning get: F Yanni Gourde, F Oliver Bjorkstrand, 2026 ...

Gourde’s name has frequently come up in trade talk. He’s an unrestricted free agent after the season ends and slid to fourth-line center to make room for rookie Shane Wright.

Tanev, Gourde Contracts And Deferred Money Provide A Blueprint For Maple Leafs To Re-Sign John Tavares The Hockey News - Toronto Maple Leafs Tue, June 3, 2025, 4:00 AM PDT ...