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Report: Panthers ship Nathan Horton to the Bruins
by Tony on 06/22/10 at 01:48 PM ET
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According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie’s tweet, the rumored deal of the Panthers’ Nathan Horton to the Bruins is a “done deal”.
UPDATE: Per Bob, the deal is Horton and Gregory Campbell for Dennis Wideman, 15th overall pick and another draft pick.
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Robbed? Isn’t it a bit early to say who got the better of this deal?
Horton has massive upside and could benefit from a change of scenery. But let’s say the Panthers trade both picks (3rd & 15th) to EDM for Taylor Hall, then would you feel the same way? Horton for Wideman and Hall??? They’d have a far more competitve team next year. Even if they don’t do that deal, they will likely end up with two quality NHLers.
Posted by ProjectMayhem on 06/22/10 at 02:26 PM ET
Hey Tony!
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Posted by ProjectMayhem on 06/22/10 at 02:39 PM ET
This is an interesting deal. On the surface it looks like Florida may have been robbed. But Wideman just may be a late-bloomer whose best seasons are a few years away.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 06/22/10 at 04:39 PM ET
Boston probably counts on Boychuck’s continued development and a performance similar to that of Wideman for a cheaper price, hence they exchanged Wideman for some needed offensive help. Whether Florida was robbed in this deal remains to be seen (eg. Horton producing explosive offensive numbers), but the Florida defence corps looks decent with the addition of Wideman and they have another first round pick to build on.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 06/22/10 at 07:03 PM ET
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florida got robbed ! Continuing the trend that Florida has experienced over the last 10 years or so
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 06/22/10 at 02:07 PM ET