Thonton, No Way Jose!

Yes way! Thornton is gone. The prodigal son, the one who would lead us to the cup! Well at least that is what they were hoping like 8 years ago. The last few seasons have had many ups (regular season) and downs (playoffs). Thornton can be the most dominate player in the NHL on any given night. Unfortunately he always needed to be in the mood to do so. Am I sad to see him go, kind of (Better him then Samsonov in my opinion) but LOOK WHAT WE GOT IN RETURN! STUART, STURM, and PRIMEAU!!!

That was a little sarcasm on my part. We got hosed on this trade. No offence to the 3 guys listed above, but we really didn't get any more than second line players (Stuart and Sturm) and a third or fourth liner in Primeau. If Sullivan (We all know it was really Sinden) had made this a little bit more public you would think he could have gotten a better deal.

But let's talk about the positives. We got a pretty good defenceman in Stuart. Probably would be the 3rd or fourth best defenseman on most teams. On Boston he might be number 2. He should instantly take some of the pressure off the younger guys and limit Hal Gill's playing time (12:52 toi tonight). Sturm will fit in nicely in Boston on the left wing in either the 1st or 2nd line. Wayne Primeau should be on the 3rd or fourth line. I know he played over 15 minutes in tonight's game but I can't see him getting that much each night. I think Sully might just be trying to get a feel for what the new guys will bring to the table.

The last and maybe the most important result of the trade is the extra money we saved. We lost Thornton and gained 3 players and still saved 1.5 million! With the removal of McEachern, Orr and Scatchard we saved a bit more. Hopefully we will be able to fit in another quality player later in the year when people start unloading extra cap baggage.

See ya.

EDIT: My wife reminded me that another positive is that the Bruins won the second game of the home at home (with Ottawa) 3-0. Good ol' Toivanen!