Posts About "Marco Sturm"
The Joe Thornton Trade: 10 Years Later
November 17th, 2015 The date is November 30, 2005. The Boston Bruins are sitting in the basement of the old Northeast Division after losing nine of their last 10 games (1-8-1). The San Jose Sharks are rooted to the foot of the Pacific Division after losing 10 straight games (0-7-3). It's pretty clear that both teams need to shake things up. What soon...
Tuesday Trade Review: Thornton to San Jose
February 24th, 2015 The Background In the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, a young Canadian by the name of Joe Thornton was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins. Many years later he would become a highly skilled playmaker and one of the top-50 points getters in NHL history. But, he didn't reach this success without a change of scenery along the...
Buffalo Sabre Jochen Hecht Quietly Retires
June 2nd, 2013 In an offseason that has been filled with questions and speculations surrounding the future of the Buffalo Sabres, a piece of news may have been overlooked. One staple of the team for the last decade, Jochen Hecht will not be part of their future as he announced his retirement after the final game of the season, a 2-1 shootout win on...
Top 5 Worst Free Agent Signings of 2011
June 29th, 2012 The NHL free-agency is just days away, and at this moment every NHL team is likely going over how they will approach this, ever important, time of the off-season. Will they make a run at trying to sign Zach Parise or Ryan Sutter, this year’s big names? Or, how much money will they offer that role player that will fill a fourth...
Top 10 NHLers Who Could Have Been CHL Import Players
April 28th, 2012 If you have read two of my previous articles, "The 'Import'-ance of the European CHL Goalie" and "Top 10 Best CHL Franchises for Imports," you can attest that I have a deep admiration for Canadian Hockey League import players. I have researched these players from every possible angle, whether it's what team in the CHL is best...
Panthers-Devils Heads Back to South Florida All Square
April 20th, 2012 It’s been the series no one talks about. No suspensions. No major penalties. No real controversy. And yet, it may be the best series going. After the two teams split the first two games in Florida, the Panthers grabbed an improbable 2-1 series lead after scoring 4 unanswered goals to come back from a 3-0 deficit in game 3. ...
Panthers Without Leading Scorer On Canadian Road Trip
February 28th, 2012 As the Panthers plane took off for an important 2-game Canadian road trip, one vital piece was missing; leading scorer Kris Versteeg. Florida plays in Toronto tonight and the Leafs sit 5 points behind the Panthers. On Thursday, the Cats are in Winnipeg for a crucial game against the Jets, who are currently 2 points...
NHL Rumors Galore: Deadline Edition Part 2
February 24th, 2012 With only about 72 hours before the February 27 NHL trade deadline, rumors are swirling all over the Internet, and especially on Twitter, as fake insiders try to get the attention of hockey fans by spreading out false trade rumors. I will try to dissect some of the hottest rumors around and tell you which players are most likely...
By Trading Booth, Tallon Eyes The Future
October 24th, 2011 Dale Tallon, the General Manager of the Florida Panthers, struck again over the weekend by completing a trade with the Vancouver Canucks that proved that the rebuilding process did not end with the large haul of free agents this past summer. On Saturday night, Tallon sent David Booth, Steven Reinprecht, and a third-round pick to the...
Dale Tallon wants performance - sends message with quick changes!
October 23rd, 2011 The Panthers started off the season nicely, winning 3 of their first 4 games. Then, things quickly turned south with back to back losses (note, both losses were to teams that had lost a combined 1 game)!!! How did Dale Tallon respond to this type of performance? Well, within minutes of the start of Saturday night's game, it was...
Canucks And Panthers Trade Again- David Booth Heading To Vancouver
October 22nd, 2011 Mike Gillis and Dale Tallon have once again exchanged phone calls, the end result this time being Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm heading to the sunshine state with David Booth, Steve Reinprecht and a 2013 3rd round pick coming to Vancouver. The trade looks great on paper for Vancouver, who finally acquired the top-6 winger they...
Vancouver Canucks trade for David Booth
October 22nd, 2011 The Vancouver Canucks have gone back to the well again. And by gone back to the well, I mean traded with the Florida Panthers. This time around, the Canucks have sent 30-something forwards Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm to the Sunshine State in return for left winger David Booth, centre Steve Reinprecht and a third round pick in...
