Trade #3
Seattle Kraken and New Jersey Devils
Devils fans should all be very familiar with this killer from his days in Columbus. While he has cooled off against New Jersey since being traded to the Kraken, he has not cooled off overall. Bjorkstrand is another 60-point player at the top of his game. While he is also 29 years old, you might be thinking, "Well, this is basically the same situation as the other trades in this article. Why would the packages not be the same?"
Well, that can be answered by the status of the Kraken. They are severely underperforming this season. A lot of people (myself included) thought they would bounce back and find themselves in the playoff race. That has not happened and they have put themselves in a pretty large deficit for now. But the overall outlook of the Kraken is not as bleak as others. They will not be selling as easily because one large win streak could turn it right back and they could either become buyers or stand pat. Therefore, in order to try and reel in this depth scorer for the middle 6, a one-for-one clean swap is the way to go.