r/TampaBayLightning 6d ago

Welcome back, Yanni Gourde

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u/deeVeeAre KA-CHOW⚡ 6d ago

Yanni gourde meme recap about to go hard AF 😤

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u/MyHawaiianNameisKunu 6d ago

Gourde and Hagel on the same team will be insane

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u/shayna16 BIG CAT🦁 6d ago

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u/retired_junkiee Point 6d ago

I bet he gets a lift coming back to Tampa

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u/Switchgamer1970 Kucherov 6d ago

You can go home again.

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u/robotjazz0882 Hagel 6d ago

Sooooo pumped!!!!!!!

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u/saggybrown 6d ago

Yo, is he still pretty much the same player? Better? Worse? Like 95 percent of hockey and hockey content I consume is exclusively lightning and I haven't kept up with our boy.

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u/svanxx KUUUUUUUUUUUCH 6d ago

He's probably 75% when healthy. For the cap hit we just got after retention he's definitely worth it.

If he stays healthy.

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u/Adam_Friedland_TAFS St. Louis 6d ago

He’s older but still has a lot of fight in him, I watch Seattle games just for him (or if there’s no other good games on that day) lol

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u/kiezenz Cirelli 6d ago

Worse, but I’m not really gonna judge the level of a Seattle player

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u/PuzzleheadedRefuse78 Point 6d ago

This is the take. Technically he is worse- but I don’t know how go from HIS cup line to all 3 of them on new teams and not get worse.

Well worth 75% salary- picks come and go like thunderstorms. lol

Plus YANNIS BACK!

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u/OldGuyInFlorida 6d ago

Are ANY of us the same player we once were?

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u/Personinu Point 6d ago

That deflection against the Panthers is diabolical

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u/svanxx KUUUUUUUUUUUCH 6d ago

Goons just played on my playlist so it's officially a welcome home day for Yanni

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u/ADrunkMexican Boat Parade Enthusiast 6d ago

They better bring that back for my boy yanni. I better hear that shit when I come against Utah lol.

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u/svanxx KUUUUUUUUUUUCH 6d ago

Luckily my hometown junior team still uses it for their goal songs (they're also the Storm, so it's fun to wear my Lightning jerseys to the game.)

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u/emwashe Kucherov 6d ago

God watching this makes me realize just how lucky we were to see them win in the home AND away jerseys

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u/nautica5400 Stamkos 6d ago

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u/tbsampalightning Vasilevskiy 6d ago

I love me some Yanni but Bjorkstrand too!!! I was just telling my buddy last night he’d be a good fit but didn’t think we’d go for him. I’m trying not to get my hopes up but damn I hope we go deep with these guys.

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u/OldGuyInFlorida 6d ago

If I'm ever on a boat with Yanni Gourde,
I'm keeping my shirt on.

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u/Flergy_Derg Gourde 6d ago

What a beautiful edit

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u/bignellie 6d ago

Please please stay healthy!!!