The Kraken on Wednesday traded winger Oliver Bjorkstrand and center Yanni Gourde to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a three-way deal that also involved Detroit for a pair of protected first-round draft picks,

Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has never been hesitant to trade first-round draft picks in the name of trying to win a Stanley Cup now. And in what had become a seller’s market ahead of Friday’s 3 p.

The Lighting paid a steep price -- two first-round picks -- for Gourde and Bjorkstrand but they're two players who should fit in perfectly.