Patrick Powell
Salary Cap Analyst
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File: David_Booth.jpgAs NHLHS’s Bill Whitehead reported on Saturday, the first major trade of the 2011-2012 occurred where the Florida Panthers dealt left wing David Booth, minor leaguer Steven Reinprecht, and a 2013 third round draft pick to the Vancouver Canucksfor veteran forwards Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm.
In analyzing this deal , the proverbial “elephant in the room” is the disparity in age and potential upside of the players involved. Booth is 26, Reinprecht is 35, Samuelsson is 34, and Sturm is 33. The latter two seem on the downsides of their respective careers whereas Reinprecht, who has probably peaked as well, will remain dead weight in the AHL. Booth clearly has the highest potential of any player in the deal, but he arguably also carries the greatest health risk due to his 54 game campaign in 2009-2010 after suffering multiple concussions.
Reinprecht had been playing in the AHL, and recently r...
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