This former Lightning is going to miss a good amount of time.
The Seattle Kraken have announced that former Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde will be out for the next five to seven weeks after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia.
Gourde, 33, has not played since the Kraken's Jan. 2 contest against the Vancouver Canucks. The former Bolt recently returned to practice in a non-contact jersey for Seattle, but this surgery will now keep him out for a longer period of time.
Yanni GourdeGourde has been generating plenty of chatter as a trade candidate. It is understandable, as he is a pending unrestricted free agent on a struggling Kraken team. However, him being out for several weeks could complicate things on that front.
Gourde has six goals, 16 points, and a minus-5 rating in 35 games this season with the Kraken.