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Instant Analysis: Yanni Gourde Signs 6-Year Extension With Lightning | SDP



Steve Dangle, Adam Wylde and Jesse Blake discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning and forward Yanni Gourde agreeing to a 6-year contract extension. Do we like the deal? How sad is Steve to see him off the market?

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29 Comments

  1. As a Lightning fan this deal makes me happy. As a SDPN fan this deal makes me happier. Gourde will be shipped out in year 4 to a playoff team of his choosing due to the full no trade clause.

  2. Didn't know Steve was so interested in Yanni. He was the one I missed the most after the cup run, and so stoked he came back and hopefully for good this time. He belongs in Tampa forever! ⚡️⚡️

  3. When everyone was saying Gourde was only a rental I thought they were crazy. Yanni wants to be in Tampa and they want him there. He was only lost in the expansion draft not by choice. He is not the same level as the cup years but for the AAV he will be an outstanding player for Tampa for the next 3-4. Can play on any line and gives Tampa some grit.

  4. I've been a Lightning fan since the 92-93 inaugural season. Yanni Gourde is my favorite Lightning player of all time ahead of Rob Zamuner, Vinny, and Khabibulin. His story is great. Worked his butt off to get to the NHL.

  5. It's cool that the Luongo deal was cap circumvention but these deals are okay. All they have to do is not retire and go on LTIR and it's fine.

  6. Can I just say that I love it when you hear Maddie's laugh in the background! Adds such a needed level of depth to a situation. 😂😂😂

  7. As a Lightning fan I already felt great about this deal and don't get the haters comments I've seen online AT ALL. The absolutely gutteral "NO!!!" from Steve really was the cherry on top.

  8. From a Panther fan, it is definitely a good signing for Tampa. They got a competent front office and I expect them to do more impressive stuff before the start of next year.

  9. I love how the analysis of the contract was simply comparing it to other contracts, but never mentioning what this does for Tampa's lineup or cap situation, just to twist that knife deeper and deeper into Steve

  10. Go Bolts! How we keep managing to get great contracts like these is beyond me. JBB isn’t perfect but damn is he good.

  11. Gourde is on my list of players I remember from old NHL franchise modes who were like bottom 6 or top 9 potential and never developed in game but a couple years later ended up being legit players

  12. Other teams fans really undervalue how nice it is to live in Tampa. Throw in no state income tax and a front office with a winning mentality and it's a no brainer to come here. We'll see if it continues once the owner Vinik is gone.

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