Oliver Bjorkstrand

Also, he typically hasn't been a power-play producer; his 19 PPPs in 2021-22 isn't far off from the 24 he managed in his first 302 NHL games. His 250 minutes on ...

This was a team that allowed the second-most expected goals and second-most actual goals at 5-on-5 last year. They'll need the young skaters to step up in big ways without having a go-to guy like Bjorkstrand to insulate them. Well, they get a kick in the teeth, first off. Paying to get rid of Gustav Nyquist's contract (one year left at $5.5M) apparently wasn't in the cards either. The relative lack of PPTOI has kept his season totals meagre, even while he scored at a rate commensurate with top-line wingers – he is top-50 in the league in goals/60 at even strength in his five full seasons. But this team is much better with both of them and all of a sudden, signing Erik Gudbranson for $4M a season doesn't seem like a great idea. Not that Bjorkstrand will be stuffed on the third line, but second-line minutes on this team could mean 16 minutes a game, not 18. Even if McCann moves to centre, they have their top three lines locked up on the flanks. Our sticking point is going to Seattle. They were 28th in scoring last year and they ran two even-ish power play units, with 1st and 8th among forwards being separated by just 46 seconds in PPTOI per game. Bjorkstrand just finished his best season in the NHL with 28 goals and 57 points. The first thing to note about Bjorkstrand is he has never averaged 18 minutes a game in a season. In his first season as a top PP option he produced career highs.

Les Blue Jackets de Columbus ont coupé les ponts avec Oliver Bjorkstrand, vendredi, eux qui ont échangé l'attaquant au Kraken de Seattle.

Bjorkstrand vient de connaître sa meilleure saison en carrière, lui qui a amassé 57 points en 80 matchs. Repêché en troisième ronde (89e au total) par les Blue Jackets en 2013, l’athlète de 27 ans a disputé l’ensemble de ses 382 matchs en carrière dans leur uniforme, totalisant 234 points au passage. Les Blue Jackets de Columbus ont coupé les ponts avec Oliver Bjorkstrand, vendredi, eux qui ont échangé l’attaquant au Kraken de Seattle.

The Seattle Kraken have acquired right winger Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a pair of mid-round draft picks next year.

Bjorkstrand played three seasons for the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL from 2012-2015. The fourth-round pick came from the Winnipeg Jets in a trade for Mason Appleton. "He’s coming off of a career year offensively playing top minutes in Columbus. His creativity and hockey sense will be good additions to our forward group."

The 27-year-old has spent his entire career with the Jackets since being selected with the 89th pick in the 2013 NHL Draft. In 80 games last season for Columbus ...

He is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 campaign. In 80 games last season for Columbus, Bjorkstrand had a career-best 28 goals and 29 assists. The Seattle Kraken have acquired forward Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick, it was announced Friday.

En retour, Columbus reçoit des choix de troisième et de quatrième ronde en 2023.

Cette transaction survient quelques heures après la mise sous contrat de Patrik Laine par les Jackets qui avaient alors besoin de faire de l'espace sur leur masse salariale. L'ancien choix de troisième ronde en 2013 a disputé toute sa carrière avec les Blue Jackets. En 382 rencontres, il a marqué 111 buts et obtenu 123 aides. Oliver Bjorkstrand échangé au KrakenLNH vendredi, 22 juil.

The Blue Jackets needed to open up some cap space after signing Johnny Gaudreau and re-signing Patrik Laine, so despite racking up 28 goals and 57 points ...

Just minutes after announcing the team has signed forward Patrik Laine to a four-year contract extension, the Columbus Blue Jackets also announced that they ...

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired a 2023 third round selection (previously acquired from Calgary) and 2023 fourth round pick (previously acquired from ...

The 6-0, 177-pound winger set single-season career highs in goals, points and power play goals in 2021-22, finishing with 28-29-57, 16 PIM, nine PPG and 215 shots while averaging 17:57 of ice time in 80 games. Bjorkstrand, 27, has registered 111 goals and 123 assists for 234 points with 74 penalty minutes, 20 power play goals, 12 game-winning goals and 924 shots on goal in 382 career NHL games since being selected by the Blue Jackets in the third round, 89th overall, at the 2013 NHL Draft. A native of Herning, Denmark, he ranks seventh on the franchise's all-time list in goals and eighth in both points and shots. We are thankful for Oliver's many contributions to our club, on and off the ice, and wish he and his wife, Jill, all the best in Seattle."

This trade is another example of just how difficult it is for teams trading established players to get large compensation packages in return. Bjorkstrand is a ...

Bjorkstrand is a 27-year-old forward who just set career highs in production in 2021-22. After today’s signing of Patrik Laine, the Blue Jackets badly needed to create cap space. For the Kraken, adding Bjorkstrand at such an affordable asset cost is another solid addition for a team desperate to improve on last season’s lackluster scoring attack.

Bjorkstrand is due to make $5.4 million in each of the next four seasons. The Kraken are getting a steal.

Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen wouldn’t commit to playing Laine and Gaudreau on the same line, but that pairing seems likely. The Blue Jackets would have loved to keep Bjorkstrand around as a high-end, secondary scorer. Bjorkstrand, 27, was a third-round pick (No. 89) in 2013 but wound up as the most productive member of the club’s draft class from that year. “However, a move like this needed to be made in order for us to be salary-cap compliant after the Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine signings. The contract has a 10-team no-trade list in the final three seasons. But there was a cold smack of reality in the wake of both moves. The Blue Jackets headed into the offseason hoping to use their salary-cap space as an advantage by making trades with clubs that were desperate for relief. There was much relief Friday when the Jackets agreed to terms with left winger Patrik Laine on a four-year, $34.8 million contract. But as this offseason unfolded, they’ve ended up on the other end of the spectrum. What might he achieve on a line with Gaudreau, though? But NHL clubs needing to unload salary have found rough terrain in making trades. Bjorkstrand, who was married last weekend in Cleveland, is due to make $5.4 million in each of the next four seasons.

The Seattle Kraken have acquired forward Oliver Bjorkstrand in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft.

Trading him for nothing but draft picks now puts the Blue Jackets just over the cap by less than $1 million, according to CapFriendly, which will likely change once the team trims their roster and sorts out their players' injury status following training camp. Normally, teams would do anything to keep their grip on a player like that. The 27-year-od is coming off a career year in which he racked up 28 goals and 29 assists for 57 points in 80 games while averaging nearly 18 minutes of ice time per night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Les Blue Jackets de Columbus ont consenti une prolongation de contrat de quatre ans et 34,8 M $ à l'attaquant Patrik Laine, ...

Il a été sélectionné au deuxième rang du repêchage de la LNH en 2016 par les Jets, derrière Auston Matthews. La saison dernière, il a établi des sommets personnels avec 28 buts et 57 points. Le Finlandais totalise 176 buts et 151 mentions d’assistance en 407 matchs en carrière dans la LNH avec les Blue Jackets et les Jets de Winnipeg.

Bjorkstrand, qui a passé toute sa carrière de sept saisons et 382 matchs dans la LNH avec les Blue Jackets, a amassé 28 buts et 57 points l'année dernière, un ...

Les choix échangés par le Kraken sont ceux de troisième ronde des Flames de Calgary, obtenu dans une transaction le 16 mars, ainsi que celui du Kraken au quatrième tour. Les Blue Jackets de Columbus ont échangé Oliver Bjorkstrand au Kraken de Seattle en retour de choix de troisième et quatrième ronde lors du repêchage de 2023. Coloumbus Blue Jackets / Seattle Kraken