Normally I try to avoid being critical of what other organizations do, but I figured I should chime in on Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon's latest trade where he sent 26-year old winger David Booth to Vancouver along with Steven Reinprecht and a third round pick in exchange for Marco Sturm and Mikael Samuelsson. At first glance, this appears to be a steal for Vancouver because they get a solid addition to their top-six and a draft pick in exchange for two injury-prone players in their thirties. All they had to do was take on Reinprecht's $2,175,000 salary which comes off the books next year. After further examination, this trade still makes a hell of a lot more sense for Vancouver than it does for Florida. Trading Booth is not a bad move for the Panthers but what makes this a bad deal for them is what they got in return compared to what they could have gotten.
Florida is in a position where they need to save money and Booth is due $18.25 mil over the next four seasons. Tall...
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