Blue Jackets trade F Oliver Bjorkstrand to Kraken for two draft picks
The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to the Seattle Kraken for 2023 third and fourth-round draft picks, the team announced on Friday.
The move comes just hours after the Blue Jackets locked up all-star forward Patrik Laine to a four-year, $34.8 million deal.
Columbus will save $5.25 million in cap space with the trade.
Bjorkstrand has four years remaining on a five-year, $27 million contract.
The 27-year-old finished with career highs in goals (28), assists (29), and points (57) in 80 regular-season games for the Blue Jackets last season.
A third-round pick by the Blue Jackets in 2013, Bjorkstrand made his NHL debut in 2015-16.
Over seven seasons in Columbus, Bjorkstrand posted 234 points (111 goals, 123 assists) in 382 games.
After missing the playoffs last season for the seventh-straight year, the Blue Jackets have been one of the more active teams this offseason.
On top of retaining Laine, Columbus shocked the hockey world by inking all-star Johnny Gaudreau to a seven-year, $68.25 million deal earlier this month.
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