Boston huge trade

[Triumph36]

Players like Thornton only come around once a decade. Anyone who likes Boston in this one - why? Unless you put Bergeron in as the first line center, it makes no sense.

I think the trade is fairly even, but only if Brad Stuart becomes the #1 defender he's been projected to be for years. Otherwise, the Bruins get three fairly pedestrian players back for a top talent. Sturm's an excellent 2nd line wing and Primeau's a good grinder, but that obviously doesn't add up to a Joe Thornton. It's Stuart who will make or break this deal.

[MrFeelNothin]

Interesting that Sturm scored the first goal for Beantown tonite and Sturm and Stuart assisted on the second. Not that I think you can draw conclusions from the first game, but hey, winning is quite out of the ordinary for the Bruins recently.

[Drac]

While I don't think Boston received enough in return for a player like Thornton I think the salary cap era will show that paying a player 6.66 million a year is bad for your team unless that player is a dominant goalie. Unloading his huge contract may be a good move for Boston in the long run. A super star for 2 good players and a crap role player isn't a great deal. It's hard to understand why Boston didn't a) shop around a little and/or b) get one or more high draft picks in the deal. Who the heck will Boston have next year when Samsonov leaves as a UFA and Leetch moves along?

[Wes ManTooth]

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While I don't think Boston received enough in return for a player like Thornton I think the salary cap era will show that paying a player 6.66 million a year is bad for your team unless that player is a dominant goalie.

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This is hardly a salary cap move, the 3 players boston received salaries combined are around 6 million total.